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    They'll cast you back to the Windows realm with all their toxic might (discuss.tchncs.de)
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    [–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    I can understand people not wanting to learn a ton of CLIs, I cannot understand people refusing to use any at all. They have the distinct advantage that you can copy + paste stuff, whereas in Windows you sometimes have to follow like a dozen steps to do whatever you want to do in a 2000s GUI.

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

    I got blocked by someone here for the same idea that I thought was balanced: it is a useful tool, it makes it easy to share how to do something.

    That's it. Use it if you want, or don't, but it's not a negative thing. And I too don't advocating sitting up at night reading man pages or anything..

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

    Dude, in a previous job I had a superior aggressively refuse to let me teach him how to do some extremely basic things on his computer (he'd just call me over to do it whenever he needed it done) and told me he did not know what an internet browser was (he used one everyday).

    Now, I did not understand his thought process, but he exists. There are 100% people who understand the basics but experience intense cognitive stress at the mere sight of a command line.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

    I've used PowerShell in Windows for the past 15 years. Following dozens of steps in a GUI is not required.

    I also use Linux, with bash and Python for automation. I've also grown to love NixOS for its automation options.

    Both operating systems feature rich automation options. Both have ClickOps oriented interfaces for those that want it or are unwilling to learn to automate / use a CLI.

    Doing ClickOps is a choice and a mindset, not a requirement of Windows. Using a CLI in Linux is not a requirement depending on the distro or your use case.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

    I couldn’t see anyone in my family using a CLI, they’d either be scared of it or get annoyed that they have to remember things. They’d quite happily spend all day clicking around a GUI to avoid 5 seconds of scary terminal words.