TechConnectify@mas.to - Oh my gosh I just figured it out.

Okay, all you open source evangelist people: your knee-jerk reaction to come at people who are talking about a problem with whatever commercial software they use and suggest Your Favorite Alternatives™ is exactly like saying “why don’t you just buy a house?” to someone complaining about their landlord.

TechConnectify@mas.to - Actually, to borrow from @DoubleA, it’s worse than that.

It’s like talking to someone who is in a crappy apartment as though they have the agency and skills to stake out a plot of land and build their own home.

You have to be at peace with the fact that some people just want to exist and not worry about so many things. And they still have a right to complain about their situation.

Link to thread: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/111539959265152243

  • Dieinahole@kbin.social
    32·
    1 year ago

    It really isn’t though.

    A day or two or even a week to get the hang of something isn’t a 40-year mortgage

    • MrMamiya@feddit.de
      25·
      1 year ago

      Poor people don’t have time above all else. A lot of times they are working 2 jobs, sometimes with those jobs doing shady scheduling where you are essentially on call without being paid for being on call.

      Also tons of people just aren’t as smart as you are at computer things. Guess what? If they were you wouldn’t be as cool as you are for being able to do it.

      I’ve found everyone has something they can teach me, whether it’s how to be or how not to be.

      A great way to use your talent would be to assemble the resources that made you good at something and post it online so others can be lifted up by your knowledge.

      Everyone in this entire world’s life is at minimum as complex and nuanced as your own. It’s kinda rough to assume laziness of people you don’t know well.

      I’ve been up and down, and I ain’t better than anyone on here, I’m just trying to add a little of my perspective.

      • averyminya@beehaw.org
        7·
        1 year ago

        This is actually my argument for general consumer AI access. That person you’re describing already wouldn’t be able to pay an artist for a commission, but they can take 15 minutes to generate some images that make them happy. People deserve anything we can get that brings us joy in this time sensitive world.

      • Dieinahole@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        Ahhh… i suck at computers. Nowadays anyway.

        But FOSS generally has the tech nerd I wish I was going over it, finding and squawking loudly about vulnerabilities, instead of quietly writing backdoors in.

        No, it’s not as stable and easy out of the box, but it’s less likely to turn you into ICE because your name is half mexican