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Shopping for a laptop as a Linux user:

Screenshot from the Simpsons where Otto is talking to Marge and Homer standing next to a window in their house with a caption “Oh wow, windows!.. I don’t think I can afford this place.”

  • @wrekone@lemmyf.uk
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    109 months ago

    Have you considered that your approach may contribute to your difficulties dealing with such people? The tone of your messages is extremely aggressive.

    • @Clent@lemmy.world
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      09 months ago

      No, I’m good. I’m not here to make friends. I’m not even expecting to challenge anyone’s techno-religion. At best I would say this is devil advocacy but it’s not quite that since it’s not about what I believe or do not believe. But it’s about what others believe and the display of fervent belief in others intrigue me, especially where it exists in the face of clear unambiguous reality.

      For example, Trump supporters fascinate me in this same way. People say being nice is a better approach there as well, but i am not trying to deal with them or change their minds either. In that situation I refer to it as stick poking.

      Again, it’s the belief that intrigues me. The sociology behind it is understudied.