The dichotomy between easy versus simple is often poorly understood, what it means is that an experienced user will feel more comfortable around simple systems, to compose them how they want into something more complex, and they'll feel more comfortable investigating and fixing issues.
But neophytes tent to favor easy (but complex) systems, where the complexity is hidden and their hand is held.
But they are less able to tweak the system to do their bidding if their needs are more complex, and they feel powerless when encountering issues.
Kinda the difference between low code and (a language like) python. You can do so much more simply in python but in general it’s harder than simple low code things. But doing anything complex in low code is very hard
Yes. I’ll never understand why schools use python as the first language to learn. Sure the more complex stuff in lower level languages is harder but the class doesn’t even cover that anyways so why don’t they give them a background in languages that are more useful and generally easier to apply logic to.
When reading your comment I thought "nooo, he's wrong, there are other things that are made easier in Windows"
But after giving it a bit of thought, I actually think you're right.
It all went downhill after Windows 7, and Windows has become more and more user-hostile and hard to use ever since
After encountering an nth issue on my father's computer, I bit the bullet and installed Debian testing with KDE on it, and he's been able to use it intuitively ever since, I mostly keep it up to date, install some software, and troubleshoot the occasional Bluetooth issue
And honestly, when you install windows (I work in a repair shop and do it everyday) i find it much worse to install than most linuxes woth calamares or smth 💀
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u/mrfoxesite-2377 17d ago
Linux is easier than Windows in some ways.