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 There's this weird repeating problem of people expecting to instantly know how something works, despite basically never using it. I see this everywhere, not just Linux. In this case though, I see articles like it still *all the time* and the big issue is just to get clicks. 20 comments
 @gamingonlinux When did you last crack open a manual for your smartphone, fridge, car, TV, phone app or game console? Designers have spent untold hours over decades making this largely possible. PCs - including Windows and osx - really stand out here, in a bad way. @jannem I've looked up how to do things on my iphone quite a lot actually, same with a lot of things - people assume too much of themselves @gamingonlinux @jannem yeah phone and even mac os x is a bad example. I struggle now with how to do simple file operations on Mac. They hide things a lot these days. @gamingonlinux This describes the LTT Linux challenge pretty accurately. @gamingonlinux Yeah, I've never understood this. Most people took at least a few years of learning to be able to use Windows comfortably, but when they try Linux they not only expect to be able to learn it all in one day, they also expect it to be a drop-in replacement where everything is done in the same way as in Windows ๐ @gamingonlinux i honestly feel like people just detest the idea of change and so they make an intentionally poor attempt at trying the new thing just so they can go "see! It's terrible!" and not have to think about it any further. @gamingonlinux I even see *developers* having that expectation when presented with complex systems.  @gamingonlinux I do think the point of Linux being hampered by its very open, user-focused and custom nature is true, but it's not really well put forward. Windows is the standard because folks use it at work, and they use it at work because Microsoft has huge enterprise contracts and marketing teams. That will never happen for Linux - even if folks use enterprise Red Hat at work, for example, they're not going to be instantly proficient with Arch at home  @gamingonlinux Yeah, without meaning to ruffle any feathers, I wonder if the rise in use of the term "UX" over the last few years has anything to do with this. Seems to me that immediacy is a thing that's presented as good UX? Personally, I'd like more emphasis on software we can learn to use in a similar vein as musical instruments we can learn to play.  @gamingonlinux also a very annoying manifestation of this: looks at new thing @gamingonlinux without context it looked like you're saying they swapped emacs for vim or something haha! @gamingonlinux I might have shared some opinions with my buddy who works over there, no idea if they got passed on or the social backlash eventually twigged. Adam is a good guy though. @gamingonlinux I think that's a shame. Would have been a good opportunity to let the original editor have another shot at it with some community help and create an update to the article that way. |
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@gamingonlinux I usually advise Windows users trying out Linux to remember their very first experiences of Windows while they're getting familiar with the environment, to steer them away from the expectation that it's going to be a drop-in replacement. Expect a learning curve, expect workflow adjustments, expect more freedom and control in the end.