• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    mostly… I tell people who are using linux that I use linux, too.

    The sudden moment of awkwardness when you realize they’re using ubuntu and might run back to microcrap because you came on to strong is real.

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      3 months ago

      Hi - I’m a Linux newbie.

      I don’t tell other Linux users that I use linux because it almost always leads to a bunch of questions that I don’t know the answer to. So let me assure you, that awkwardness is on both sides of that conversation you’re describing.

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        3 months ago

        I promise… it’s just enthusiasm!

        even the linux-from-scratch snobs are usually pretty decent (really it’s only when it’s their first time out of the server room in too-long a time). I usually try to switch it up to something like "have you tried playing The Battle for Wesnoth. (it’s a turn based fantasy strategy game that’s… uhm. surprisingly good.)

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        3 months ago

        I’ve been on both sides I still tell people and inquire about it when I spot it in the wild.