Gregory's ServerAnd honestly the people in the replies accusing me of "victimising myself" or "refusing to overcome my learned helplessness" are kind of making my point for me here. Some people wouldn't even know where to start with installing a new operating system Someone could be in a domestic abuse situation and worried about their abuser tracking them which is the hypothetical scenario which prompted this post, and being terrified and on constant alert is not the best headspace to learn something new
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Also I, personally, already use Linux (and cycle for that matter). People assuming this is about me are missing the point utterly. I have privilege (time, energy, education, a safe living space) that means I can do the more complicated thing. Not everyone does. @afewbugs As much as I agree with your point that not everyone has the freedom to invest time and energy in switching, I'd say the best solution isn't accusing each other of being either privileged or unwilling to make the change. We should rather be supportive to people willing to switch, and understand people who cannot (maybe, even, use that knowledge to ease their path to an alternative in the future). Fighting each other off benefits nobody, except possibly Microsoft, in this instance. @afewbugs I respect this, but I got into linux because I was on welfare. I had the time to learn, and I'm still not "good" at it. I feel like one of the problems is that people think they need to be a wizard yo operate something. It is a "perfection or nothing" situation. I'll probably write this into my next zine.... |
Comments criticising the person for not doing the thing are not helpful in that situation, or any sitution really