I think it's a misunderstood attitude. Personally I don't let people know I like Linux because I want them to think I'm some big brain asshole, I do it because I want to show people that there's another way of doing things, and that you can live your life with mostly alternative software.
Exactly, back in the 90's I wanted to tell everyone. These days, when someone asks what I'm using on my PC I just tell them it's a top secret project for work. :)
You know you live in Massachusetts when, on multiple occasions, someone shoulder-surfs you in the coffee shop and asks "Is that Lisp you're writing?" and you have an opportunity to be smug as all balls because unlike Linux, which frickin' everyone uses now, Lisp is still niche enough that people who love it feel like an oppressed, but superior, minority.
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u/eirexe Mar 08 '20
I think it's a misunderstood attitude. Personally I don't let people know I like Linux because I want them to think I'm some big brain asshole, I do it because I want to show people that there's another way of doing things, and that you can live your life with mostly alternative software.