117 points

Fun fact: they’re actually the same person, but he sold it and bought it back when she realized the gross mistake she made

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Damn, you assumed pronouns like 4 times. Get ready to go to trans jail (jk)

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Wait, I thought I implied the gender change correctly?

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You IMPLIED? That’s even worse than assuming. Life sentence.

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4 points

Nah, I got that, you’re all Gucci

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95 points

What’s up with these trans-memes surrounding linux? Are they just a loud minority?

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People that enjoy customizing their body happen to enjoy customizing their OS too.

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That would be medics and genetical engieneers

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Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

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Customizing their body… More like distroying it

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86 points

Isn’t it obvious? Linux turns people trans.

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27 points

Or is it trans people turn their systems to Linux?

Is it the chicken or the egg?

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Open-minded people can get into linux. You also have to be open-minded to consider being trans. My take is that linux and being trans are not directly influencing each other, but both increase your open-mindedness separately which in turn drives you towards more open topics generally

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Trans etc. are always a minority, obviously. They would not have to fight for their rights otherwise.

No idea why they are so highly visible here. Probably highly concentrated in Lemmy.

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It’s IT wages and being able to take a break and think about oneself. When Twitter was called Twitter and I’ve been there, the core population of trans, lgbt+, kink, furry, whatever communities were those who could afford a brief moment to think about themselves, these later magnfied other folks who aren’t as well-off. Being gay or trans is natural as our science says, but understanding you are gay or trans means you have enough time, resources, safety to even discover you are one, not to say about presenting as one in public. Tech persons have a natural advantage here over a doordash delivery guy, but as they show it’s possible, many poorer persons show up too. And it’s not a coincidence Lemmy is popular in these communities, as it’s not only a tech-gated space, it’s also a promising safe space where they can be whoever they want without social pressure.

ed: if not for us being that fucked by capitalism, the distribution would be more even

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Trans etc. are always a minority, obviously. They would not have to fight for their rights otherwise.

no one should have to fight for their right, but that doesn’t change the fact that non-trans people enjoy customizing their os as well. so answer to the original question is yes, it is a loud minority.

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A loud but lovable minority. Keep being yourself folks. Keep posting here and everywhere.

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A lot of gender-floaty people work in IT, because they feel at home with the other socially-inept people like me.

And a lot of people who work in IT use Linux.

So there is a ton of overlap.

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And the rest are furries or both.

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While funny to meme about not really true. IT is made up of all sorts of people. Furries, trans, lgtbq+, tired oarny old men and everything in-between.

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Am transbian furry can confirm meow meow

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it’s just a meme. although there is perhaps a higher percentage of trans people using linux, perhaps due to the correlation with autism or because they’re attracted to less opressive alternative safe spaces in general

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Now I’m curious if are there studies on the demographics of linux users

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15 points

Isn’t that only for Arch?

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Btw, what is it always with the stickers?

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When youre using your laptop on the go, it has to be communicated without words that you use arch btw

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22 points

Why use lot words when logo do trick?

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Y 1+ when 1

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40 points

You’re in a meeting with 16 people with identical corporate laptops. Easy way to see whose is whose if they’re not open.

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Pfft, that’s what the asset tags are for. Clearly my laptop is the one with the number 2760754 on a… sticker… son of a bitch!

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I’ve never been in a corporate environment where stickers on laptops that weren’t branded for the company itself was considered acceptable or professional.

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I sticker my laptops.

I view it as theft deterrent. It stands out so it’s easier to see in someone’s hands, and makes an expensive laptop looks kind of shitty.

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5 points

I have. It’s not all what it’s cracked up to be.

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Yeah, god forbid anyone have a little fun in a corporate environment. Gotta stay in uniform.

I put a rainbow peel off sticker next to my camera just so I had something nice to look at during the endless Zoom meetings. No one but I could see it. Still got a bollocksing because some boomer passed too close behind my work station once in four years.

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Did you work with engineers?

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31 points

It is advertising for money-less projects.

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6 points

Never thought of that.

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3 points

I have pro foss and pro union stickers on one of mine.

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I recently happily purchased some metal Debian stickers for my work laptops. If you know, then you know. And if you want to know, I’m more than happy to explain.

The Arch metal sticker for my home gaming rig? That was for me.

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Does any profit from the Debian stickers actually go towards the Debian project, or is it just someone making money off of someone else’s project?

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That don’t exist anymore

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23 points

I guess it’s feelings of ownership/pride/community.

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16 points

What is always with the thigh highs?

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Programming socks?

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This guy programs.

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Programming is easier in comfort

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I have to get up early in the morning and go to a job and pay rent and bills now and it sucks…just let me keep the stickers please.

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5 points

Quick and easy personalization of an otherwise generic product.

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46 points

Old Thinkpads running Arch are basically the new BlΓ₯haj

And I’m all for it!

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Lenovo Thinkpad t480 with Arch running AwesomeWM. :)

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OMG! Same. Well, almost. I’m running AwesomeWM, my gf has t480 and I have heard of Arch.

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42 points

Since when programming socks counts as trans rights?

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1337 AD

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69 BC

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