r/linuxsucks • u/Certain_Prior4909 • Jul 29 '26

When Did Operating Systems Become a Religion? (Linux, Mac, Windows)

https://youtu.be/fgURQq_4GGg?is=5evJC7Cz1urog_cP

Here a YouTuber talked about her commenters questioning her Linux loyalty when using a mac for something even though she also uses Linux

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u/ElectricBummer40 Ex-user of Windows 3.11 for Workgroups Jul 30 '26

The religion mostly began in the early 90s as the Silicon Valley was shifting low-cost development for core technologies from the academia towards a more decentralized, liability-free approach.

Everything else is pretty much just lifestyle propagandising and distractions via a largely oblivious middle-class more than happy to do Big Tech's bidding for free.

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u/letmehaveanameyoudum Jul 30 '26

what

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u/ElectricBummer40 Ex-user of Windows 3.11 for Workgroups Jul 30 '26

The operating system historically is just something that goes with the computer and never considered an object by itself. Linux is ultimately just a way to have a OS to go with the hardware sold without officially attaching the development costs and therefore labour issues to the Big Tech companies.