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I am a Linux noobie and have only used Mint for around six months now. While I have definitely learned a lot, I don't have the time to always be doing crazy power user stuff and just want something that works out of the box. While I love Mint, I want to try out other decently easy to use distros as well, specifically not based on Ubuntu, so no Pop OS. Is Manjaro a possibly good distro for me to check out?

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[–] zephr_c@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't fucking help a Manjaro user if Manjaro just broke an AUR package by having the wrong version of a dependency. It's not that I don't want to help. It's that somebody lied to me for hours while I was trying to help them, and then when I tried to explain why I couldn't they started spewing the exact same bullshit name calling that you're using right now. If thinking that's a bad thing that should be avoided makes me a "gatekeeper" to you then fine. I'll wear that gatekeeper badge with pride. We all do stupid things sometimes, I'm just trying to help people who will listen do it less. If you think that means I'm calling you stupid, that's your opinion.

Go fuck yourself. I'm done with this conversation.

[–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s that somebody lied to me for hours

So you let one person define your opinion of an entire community and distro? Mmm okay.

they started spewing the exact same bullshit name calling that you’re using right now

If multiple people are calling you out on your behavior, then maybe its time to look inward instead of being so defensive. Just look at this convo. Right off the bat you've called an entire community stupid for having preferences different than you, shat on a distro you don't even use as your daily driver, and then told me to go fuck myself twice. This is just classic "I am not wrong, everybody else is wrong" behavior. Check your toxicity dude.

[–] zephr_c@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my entire life it's happened twice and you think that's proof that I'm the problem, and not just that I've met two assholes in 45 years? Sure dude.

[–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you admit that it's super rare you encounter these bad Manjaro users that have offended you so much, and then decide to make generalizations about the entire Manjaro community and the distro? Yes, you absolutely ARE the problem.

Let me put it this way. If in real life you went into a crowd of people, called them all stupid for being there, and told a few of them to go fuck themselves, you would get punched in the face. Just because you're on the Internet doesn't make this kind of behavior okay.

From this comment thread, I can already tell you simply don't understand why anyone would use a computer in a different way than you do. It's absolutely fine to be opinionated about how you want to run your personal machines, but to tell others so vehemently that they're wrong for wanting a different computing experience other than the one you've "deemed" correct...well that's just silly.

It's not wrong for someone to want something in between, say for example Fedora or Ubuntu, and Arch. Heck, the reason why so many Arch-derivatives exist is because a lot of people want it. You telling other people that they either go full-Arch or they're stupid IS gatekeeping.

[–] zephr_c@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actaully, most people aren't violent psychopaths, so no, you don't normally get punched in the face for being rude to someone who is being rude to you. Maybe you should look into your own issues.

[–] cloaker@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm glad the Reddit quality arguments have migrated to here. Thank you both for your comedic routine.

[–] zephr_c@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You're welcome.