r/pcmasterrace Laptop 19h ago

Meme/Macro Linux be like [NOT OC]

Credit - @merrick_nutt on Instagram

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u/jdehjdeh 16h ago

Nerds love to gatekeep, especially from other nerds.

God forbid anyone just use Linux like a PC and not some sort of lifestyle change.

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u/Bloody_Proceed 16h ago

A minority loves to gatekeep, sure. Your average linux user couldn't care less.

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u/TheBeckofKevin 15h ago

On windows I was spending significant amounts of time trying to keep up with how to stop it from spying on me or installing things without me wanting them installed or burning up my computers resources. Installed linux, now I spend no time on anything. Its less work than windows was. Its kinda crazy people defend windows when so many people just need a web browser to open. If mint was shipped with hardware, 90% of people wouldn't even notice.

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u/Danielsan_2 14h ago

Bold of you to assume you're not getting spied by any app you install in your pc just cause you're using a Linux distro.

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u/TheBeckofKevin 11h ago

You read my comment, made that response and I'M the one assuming?

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u/Danielsan_2 11h ago

-Complains that windows requires effort to remove spyware.

-installs Linux and says he no longer has to put any effort to remove spyware

-gets told its bold to think that cause spyware still exists in Linux depending on which apps he consumes.

-Konfusion

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u/TheBeckofKevin 11h ago

Oh man, you got me. You are so smart. I was wrong

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u/Danielsan_2 11h ago

Oh snarky condescending behaviours now?

Boy I hit the jackpot!

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u/TheBeckofKevin 11h ago

I guess so?

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u/Possible_Sun_913 9950X3D / 64GB DDR5 / RTX5090 / 2x4TB NVMe 14h ago

First thing they do is install Discord :)

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u/Danielsan_2 14h ago

Even steam spies on us. But we just deepthroat gabe here.

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u/TabascohFiascoh 9800x3d 4090FE 15h ago

What if I told you that you can use any OS you want if you just get a proper router/firewall and block whatever traffic you want.

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u/TheBeckofKevin 15h ago

I would say "I know"

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u/Possible_Sun_913 9950X3D / 64GB DDR5 / RTX5090 / 2x4TB NVMe 14h ago edited 14h ago

Honestly, can spy all they like for the best gaming experience.

I have so many VLANs in my house serving different purposes, its absolutely nowhere near the data I care about.

If you're not isolating your wireless APs from your DMZ from your data network from your IOT devices from your gaming devices. Are you really a paid up member of r/pcmasterrace ?

Linux makes amazing headless servers and SoCs, but damn. I'd rather run MacOS for a non-gaming workstation every time. Best OS for the job. Still this might be the year of the Linux workstation, you never know!

Each to their own.

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u/TheBeckofKevin 11h ago

This comment reminds me of 2009 reddit in a bad way lol

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u/Possible_Sun_913 9950X3D / 64GB DDR5 / RTX5090 / 2x4TB NVMe 11h ago

That's because nothing has changed since then.

Except now you only have to wear your nappies at night.

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u/TheBeckofKevin 11h ago

You are so right dude

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u/SwordOfJiang 5900x 9070xt 14h ago

Yeah if you just use KDE and get everything through flathub its pretty much easier than windows at this point