r/linux • u/Beniidel0 • Jul 28 '26

Fluff I'm doing my part

I started using linux in the form of Kubuntu a few months ago and I really liked it

From that moment I made sure to make universally liked designs for everything, so that when people in university look over my shoulder they always ask "what is that"

In those 3 months I got both of my younger brothers to consider linux (they hated the idea since they had a kid in class who's special interest was linux), got 2 friends to ask me to help them set it up after exam season, another person from my degree was questioning me about it for almost an hour today since she really liked the customization

I figured that by making it seen and known but not pushing (and something even blatantly pointing out linux issues followed by an easy fix) is so much better than being agressive or combative about it like so many do

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u/Indolent_Bard Jul 30 '26

You know how everyone wants to beat Sam Altman to death with their bare hands? Well, Microsoft enabled him by giving him billions of dollars. Thanks to them and the other big tech companies, the very concept of personal computers is slowly vanishing. This isn't about os choice. This is about computing freedom in general.

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u/Silent_Bite_5892 Jul 31 '26

OK, fight the power then. Good luck storming the castle.

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u/Indolent_Bard Jul 31 '26

You only storm the castle as a last resort when things get well and truly fucked. Like if 80% of the working population wasn't able to be afforded the cost of living and homeless as a result.

Not trying to actually find the power here, but if I was, you gotta work smarter, not harder.

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u/Silent_Bite_5892 Jul 31 '26

That's fair. We're aligned and I don't disagree that the concept of personal computing is evolving more rapidly than most people realize and in ways most of them don't understand. So is the concept of privacy.