TC on open source evangelists

morrowind@lemmy.ml to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.org – 270 points –

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

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Well. And maybe the new house doesn't support their bed.

i mean yeah but they can just dual boot to metaphorically keep the old house too

sleeping and living in different houses, with your original house able to "accidentally" blow up your new one at any point.

Or you can just keep your old house where everything works, and the only annoying thing is the landlord.