Lanthanae

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[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago

If anything, that video makes me want to quit Linux because of how much cringe it made me feel.

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

I second this. Just going through vimtutor a couple times and then learning how to use the :help pages effectively is all you need to make vim usable.

I'd recommend using neovim over plain vim though, if not for any reason other than it has nicer defaults.

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Honestly, one of the best things you could do is use Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu. It's a lot more new user friendly.

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

OP, do not use Arch as a beginner unless you're already a very techy person.

I know people may disagree with this, but y'all, we forget sometimes how confusing even following something like the Arch Wiki can be when you aren't familiar enough with tech.

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

You don't have to learn vi if you don't want to. Just switch your default text editor to one that you like (it doesn't even have to be a GUI one)

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Hey I understand the frustration, but the person you're replying too seems to me to be offering up their understanding of things in good faith, and if your goal is to maje the world better—good faith discussion is going to go a lot further in that.

Although if your goal is just to feel good dunking on that person, then I suppose this comment serves that goal, but I want to believe you do actually care about trying to make things better.

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Is a CI/CD pipeline not a build system?

(this isn't a "gotcha", I genuinely may have misunderstood the post)

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (16 children)

First off, thank you :)

Second off, I am having a hard time understanding what the statement "I agree with a lot of views from the left even though I’m on the right" means. What do you consider "views from the left" that you agree with, and what does it mean to you to say you're "on the right?"

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 2 years ago (19 children)

Why make it a right vs left thing at all. Can't we just discuss things going on as they are without pigeonholing certain opinions as "right" and "left?"

I don't think x y z thing is true because I'm "on the left." I think it's true because it's my best understanding of reality, and that understanding of reality is generally described as "left." If you falsify my arguments, point flaws in my understanding, or present me with a set of premises that corroborates reality better, I'll align myself with that in a heartbeat. When you see something you disagree with, don't just think "oh that's leftism I don't agree with that," instead, try to figure out what you think the flaw is with it, and then offer that up in good faith. Worst case scenario, someone learns something.

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Counterpoint: watching little green checkmarks appear when my PR passes a pipeline step gives me dopamine

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I see an opportunity to add on to a comment chain that's already starting to get too long, I comment!

...and then I upvote

[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 89 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Conceptually? I'm all for it. Why wouldn't I be.

In practice, we live in a capitalist society and I don't want an arm that makes me watch an advertisement before I open a bag of chips.

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