I have used linux for a couple of years now and it was one of the most bumpy beginnings (and ends) i ever had with software. There was little a moment that wasnt marred by some kind of problem.
I could write a book on all the problems i had encountered and some of them happen several times, but here are some highlights:
- monitors not being all recognized unless its plugged in in a VERY specific order
- monitor 2 not having the correct colors
- audio not coming out of the correct source, the default source changing when something else that can sue it is plugged in, and also changing after a restart
- gaming, proton barely EVER worked, rated gold or platinum on protondb? fuck you it wont even start for you
- wine is not much better, lutris also fucked up several times
What broke the camels back today:
I stream, on wednesday my controller stopped working so i couldnt continue to stream, an hour after i stopped? the controller started working again great right? no, today the same shit, controller doesnt work.
Linux continues to have awful roadblocks that make even the most stubborn user (me) switch back to windows for now
But ah i am not dont yet, getting support from other users is about as much a fools errand as it is for windows, just sprinkled in with a lot more brown nosing elitism. And i imagine i will get similar comments here cause lemmy has the same circlejerks reddit has.
As long as linux continues having the most mundane problems with NO solution anywhere it wont get anywhere, if it werent for steamdeck it would still hover around at below 3%
See i like linux, i like how the ui feels and all, but i just cant anymore, i want shit to actually work and linux just cant provide that yet
Tbh, OP isn’t wrong there. Their language is maybe a bit too harsh, but especially in communities about Linux, they really do crucify you if you say anything bad about Linux.
And “anything bad” can range from “I got a problem” over “I have an Nvidia GPU” to “I use Ubuntu”. And “I’m frustrated with Linux” will in 100% of cases lead to a lot of downvotes.
Been a Linux-only user since 2007. Except in some very corner cases, every time I’ve seen someone complain about how people dogpiled them instead of helped them with a problem, it’s been because they “asked” for help with a post that started something like OP.
I see examples every single day of of the community being helpful to people who have problems, even when user ignorance is part of the problem.
Catch more flies with honey than vinegar and all that.
I don’t think that’s fair.
I think it’s totally understandable, that someone gets ranty when they spent 5h trying and failing to fix something that should be simple.
And compare that to how similar requests for help are handled in Windows communities.
Someone has a big issue with their Windows PC, they spent a lot of time trying and failing to fix the issue.
So they post in some online community “I can’t get this piece of crap working. I’m so frustrated with the useless hoops I have to jump through”.
The reaction to that, without fail, is “Yeah, I understand why this is frustrating, because it is frustrating and it sucks. Maybe these pointers could help you”.
Do the same with something related to Linux, and the answers range from something like your comment (“asking” for help), to helpful comments like “I’ve never had issues with this, so you must be doing it wrong” to people outright claiming, that the person asking for help is actually a Windows troll who only posts to drag Linux through the mud.
To summarize: in Windows communities there are hardly any fanboys who get butthurt when someone offends their creed. You also never hear “It’s working fine for me, so you must be doing it wrong”, because most people (even ones without a technical background) understand that not everyone is experiencing the same set of bugs.
In Linux communities, all of that is very common.
If you think the bracketed passive aggressive BS in the title of OP along with comments within their post disparaging the same community who they expect help from is the correct way for anyone to go about trying to get help about any piece of technology from a community of volunteers who aren’t paid to help them, then we’re just going to have to agree to disagree.
Edited to add: The very substance of the post is “I know everyone here likes this thing, but I think it’s shit and I’m going to tell you why” - how is it the fault of the community when that doesn’t result in constructive discussion?
tbh, OP is definitely wrong here. I see shitty behavior from shitty people in every community on Lemmy. The linux community is not special in this regard. And the passive aggressive attitude is not justified because “something should have been simple”. It’s linux. Can it be frustrating and complex? Sure. Is it ever helpful to allow that frustration to translate into a social media post about the entire software ecosystem? No, lol.
Nope. The behaviour on about any community on Feddit.de for example is really good and constructive.
Too many people see using FOSS as part of their identity rather than the products they enjoy using. And these people usually get really offended when someone says something negative about their product.
