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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I’m going to start this article off by saying that you don’t have to be born in the boomer generation to be a boomer. You can be a boomer by acting like one. Hate new stuff? boomer. Run a desktop from the naughties? Boomer.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago

Great, do whatever you want. Just shut the fuck up about it, nobody cares.

You should really take your own advice on this one. That "article" was juvenile.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I’m going to start this article off by saying that you don’t have to be born in the boomer generation to be a boomer. You can be a boomer by acting like one. Hate new stuff? boomer. Run a desktop from the naughties? Boomer

Why even bother having words at all if we’re going to redefine them for clickbait?

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 10 months ago

This is so incredibly cringe that its downright unreadable. Take your own advise, use whatever you want and shut the fuck up.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago (6 children)

"I wrote a 30 paragraph article using only 60 words"

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago

Uncharitability to those you disagree with, style without substance, and all built upon thought-terminating cliches.

This isn't helpful or enlightening or informative, it's entertaining but not in an interesting nor original way. It reminds me of 2010s Reddit memes where everything was about adding as many "fucks" as possible because our moms aren't supervising our internet time anymore. It espouses a consoomer mindset of "gotta have bigger numbers and shinier visuals because all that matters is appealing to lizard-brain."

And it's all couched in the obvious mindset that any criticism will be met with "ok boomer" (I'll almost be insulted if I don't get one) because being superior is more important than being right. Y'know... like a boomer?

You've got a point, focus on that: you can make the case that Linux fits your use case, or that certain mindsets within the Linux community are hindering progress. But please do so in a way that doesn't just lend itself to more infighting and drama. That shit is for shallow people who have nothing to contribute and only serve as the cultural detritus that destroys communities and community-driven projects.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (8 children)

Great, do whatever you want. Just shut the fuck up about it, nobody cares.

Then next paragraph…

I switched from Linux to macOS for a number of years and it was fucking awesome. Then my Macbook Pro became defective and I bought a PC and …

Well, okay. Great, why not write a whole article about your personal taste in software.

What do I use? Arch Linux.

BTW

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Totally useless "article". You learn nothing, you have to navigate between poor writing with high usage of explectives. It's like reading a 11 years-old rebel child blog.

tdrl: he use Arch linux, boomers...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

When I reached the essentially "I use arch btw" I assumed it was just badly written satire.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Took ya that long? As soon as they went "That’s right fuckface.", it was over lol. I knew whatever was gonna follow would be some unhinged shit...and it was, save for that one nugget of wisdom that was thrown in there about shutting up and using what you wanted (that of course, they wouldn't follow. If they did this wouldn't exist in the first place)

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd argue running a laptop from the 00s is the least boomer thing to do. Buying a new Macbook every two years while complaining that you don't have enough money and joking about how you're spending your kid's inheritance is the boomer thing to do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I am still sad my laptop from 2007 (Compal FL90) died earlier this year. It was still pretty powerful, and really full of ports. I could even add USB3 ports with express card if I wanted to. And unlike with modern laptops, the keyboard had some travel.

Currently I use HP 255 G7. I wasn't using it because that old laptop simply suited me better. It's fine, but... I am still looking for a cheap used ThinkPad. But it does have a DVD drive, so that's nice (yes, I do use that).

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

This article is an example of the "appeal to novelty" fallacy. "It's newer, therefore it MUST be better."

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

So yeah, Xfce looks the same as it did 10 years ago.

And?

Desktop environment is meant to launch apps and give me windows and maybe have a file manager. Xfce does that. It's a desktop environment.

Hey, "modern" desktop environment enthusiasts, if you bring Compiz back from the dead, give us luddites a call, will you? Ohhhh you kids should have seen it back in the day. Windows and Mac users saw Compiz in action and were, like, "wat." You don't get them to react that way to modern Linux desktops, no. And all that is lost now. Thanks Wayland.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Your dissapointment about your own existence bleeds into the article, just shut the fuck up at this point :/

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This has already been deleted once. Reported as spam.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Day old account posting spam? Inconceivable!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh content from this blog has been popping up in random places. Methinks it's le epic trole.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I don't know if Lemmy can do it yet, but I remember Reddit and also Facebook( I think) lets you set a minimum account age to post in a community. So we might want to get our mods to do that.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

This is satire, right?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

Old things bad, new things good. I write article that is satire about it.

I’m strong. I’m no boomer. Please love me.

cope cope cope

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I really hate this usage of the term, Boomer. Words mean things!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

It's so stupid. Everything is boomer now.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

I mean, even my mother who runs kde 5 has a better desktop than the sad one this silly wannabe post. lol

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

hey u sound a bit angy, is everything allgoods?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To quote the author himself:

Great, do whatever you want. Just shut the fuck up about it, nobody cares.

But then he proceeds to do the exact opposite and posts a vitriolic rant about how everyone who doesn't use what they use is, in their words, and idiot.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I've tried GNOME 45 extensively and I just don't see how it's better.

Even looking at the screenshots I don't understand how GNOME 45 is better than GNOME 2. It doesn't even LOOK better. You need extensions to get basic functionality like a window list and tray icons.

Then there's the bad parts, like every window now has different decorations, doesn't work with nvidia, etc.

There's nothing wrong with angryposting, but it needs a kernel of truth which this is missing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Username checks out

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Seems like you just found an excuse for your unnecessary invectiveness. You probably think you're funny or you're trolling. This is not even trolling, not even fourth-class bait material. Maybe you should try Kali, suits your attitude more.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

By far the most offensive part of this complete and utter shit post.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, that's what 00-09 is called

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Read about half the article before getting tired of it. This is just complaining about people while doing the same thing but instead of “Old good, new bad” its “Old bad, new good”.

Just kind of contrarianism under a very thick layer of edge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Hope this is satirical, cause otherwise I hate to say it but you're also a boomer.

It's not hip to hate on things.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Read through the article. Well... words were said sure. Were they well written words? I'd argue not. I get the sentiment, use what works for you. This article isn't informative, it just calls the reader a fuckface among a slurry of other lame insults. If it was supposed to be funny, the humor isn't my brand.

I like using arch, and I like using and testing out what's new.

Stable doesn't mean old, and it doesn't mean better or worse. Stable is stating that it has been tested, arguably thoroughly tested.

This article did nothing but waste the readers time. Nothing was gained from this.

I think a boomer wrote the article.

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