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it took an infernally long time to open the store, search for an app, and then install that app.

After about a year of Linux and using package managers/AUR to install and update software, it blows my mind to think that I would ever choose to do it a different way.

I don’t know how I put up with that shit for so many years.

Goddamn can this man be any more GOATed?

Ooooohhh can’t wait to see the idiotic conspiracy theories about this…

Also, just more shit for crystal mommies with no scientific literacy to use to try to explain “energy” to me.

Dude, same. I cannot understand it (for games. I’m sure people have valid reasons if they’re using the Deck for some other purpose). It seems there is a cohort of otherwise relatively tech savvy people who are just terrified of all things “Linux.”

Maybe they heard horror stories from friends or family while growing up and aren’t aware of just how close to complete compatibility Proton is. In fact, in some cases, it can somehow run games better than if one were to dual boot and install in Windows.

Even Valve’s own Steam Deck verification should be taken with a grain of salt, it seems as though they’re being extra conservative with those. I’ve gotten several "unsupported " games working (very easily), for example , Dark Souls: Prepare to Die edition is listed on Steam as “unsupported,” but it works great (with DSFix even) on my Deck.

ProtonDB is a far better resource for anyone reading this who hadn’t heard of it.

But yeah, it’s almost like this subconscious aversion to Linux. And they want to be in their comfort zone I guess.

I don’t know what it is you want to distribute, but if it is newsworthy or political in nature, I think most media outlets (like “legit” ones like WaPo, NYT, etc.) have ways of contacting them through Tor for situations where the person with the information might have legitimate fears for their safety (e.g. whistleblowers).

But that’s really only for a certain type of “post.”

That sounds sick actually lol

I’ve just seen it as more projection on their part.

Because there is a mind-virus that’s been infecting our political discourse, but it’s not what they’re referring to.

Damn, what a slick move.

What kind of work do you think these kids are doing? Like are you picturing a 12 year old getting a leg-up on their adult “competition” because they started their career as a literal child?

Let children be children.

At least in the US, we don’t need child labor. We can get by just fine without it. So there is no reason.

Oh yeah, no way that would ever get abused or exploited 🙄.

Other than that, children will consensually work if the alternative is seeing their little sister starve

I’m not sure I would call that “consent.” It’s coercion.

Then tell it you don’t like those channels and thumbs down the short stuff you don’t want, and thumbs up the long stuff you do.

Remove the “shorts” section entirely (I know you can with vanced, forget about vanilla) if those are the 30 sec videos you mean. I hate them and ignore them entirely. Simple.

It’s really not hard to get YouTube to be a pretty damn good recommendation engine. You just have to give it some constraints.

Do you actually tell it what you do and don’t like? If it keeps recommending a channel you don’t like, click the “no more from this channel,” or “don’t recommend things like this” or whatever those options are.

If you do that, as well as thumbs up/down, you get good recommendations. Really not very hard.

The only reason we successfully banned CFCs, is because the more environmentally friendly replacement was cheaper.

If the motivations for fighting climate change (or any problem, really) don’t align with the profit motive of the affected corporations, nothing will be done.

I have a very pragmatic view on capitalism. It isn’t inherently good or evil.

I used to believe this as well. The last decade or so has made me reconsider that belief.

To take it further, no taxes also means privately owned roads and other forms of public infrastructure.

A belief that all people are equal, and should be treated as such

Amazing response, and on point.

Not only are you presenting a false dichotomy, but you’ve also reduced two very complex concepts to flippant, inaccurate, “edgy” statements.