Lucia ,
@Lucia@eldritch.cafe avatar

The best thing about Linux is that it guarantees you will never have to wait on phone line for Windows customer support ever again 😂

Just enter your problem in your browser and it has probably already been solved and explained by a bunch of nerds on a forum somewhere who are getting impatient about solving such mundane problems for us less experienced folx.

But... Back before smartphones were invented (unless you count Blackberry) and my problem was no internet connectivity, solving problems was much harder lol.

futurebird ,
@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

@Lucia

Alternately simply write a confident post on here explaining how to fix your problem in a condescending and INCORRECT (second part is key) way-- you will have the correct solution in milliseconds.

riley ,
@riley@toot.cat avatar

@futurebird Putting out deliberately wrong condescension sounds kind of abusive, though.

@Lucia

futurebird ,
@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

@riley @Lucia

Since the condescension is self-directed it's harmless IMO. And if you are going to nerd snipe make it more fun by being a really juicy target.

mensrea ,
@mensrea@freeradical.zone avatar

@futurebird @Lucia an intern that was working with me had a dev question. i wasn't in the office that day, so she turned to stackoverflow with 2 accounts: with her main she asked the question, with her alt she answered it incorrectly. she had the correct answer in the morning

jstatepost ,
@jstatepost@mstdn.social avatar

@futurebird @Lucia
🥥 The incredible power of the Fediverse revealed in a single toot.
Thank YOU Myrmepropagandist! 🥥

fuzzykb ,
@fuzzykb@hachyderm.io avatar

@futurebird @Lucia Or be a woman, put the correct answer, and be mansplained!

Ok, I haven't run into that here, but I seem to stick to more inclusive neighborhoods, I guess?

jstatepost ,
@jstatepost@mstdn.social avatar

@futurebird @Lucia
🥥 Compare and contrast the incredible speed at which accurate information about Linux can be generated on the Fediverse versus Large Language AI Models instructing us to eat rocks and to use glue with pizza toppings.
Never underestimate the power of tech bros to overlook real problems and obvious solutions while throwing billions of $ at "disruption." 🥥
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