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you literally can't mention linux once casually around windows users without them jumping down your throat bleating "HAHAHA COMMAND LINE LINUX IS FREE IF YOU DON'T VALUE TIME NERD NERD NERD"

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obviously with the internet a lot of things are exaggerated because people like to bicker about things they hate and make it a bigger deal than it is linux mint and ubuntu are up to par and functioning, and while they need the cmd prompt to some extent it's like, the basic basic basic that's needed

i've gotten some friends to try @bazzite.gg out and its remarkable the work they've done at making linux an OOB experience. like everyone that i've told bazzite to has been like "oh shit it really isn't that bad, you were right" it's not 2004 anymore!

it's also a weird comparison because i can remember buying one windows license in my entire life... i got some OEM licenses from devices but it's not like i'm paying my shirt off to use windows either. i think the only device i've saved money on from using linux is the steam deck lol

not to mention how stupid easy it is to pirate windows nowadays i will give MS credit where its due, stuff like Windows Terminal/winget/Power Toys/new tiling features in 11 are really nice. but like. to say windows is _inherently_ easy and worth your time is total cope or just familiarity bias

you literally do not need a masters in computer science to use linux and you are infantilizing yourself by pretending it is that way, and also doing the thing i was talking about in the root post