I mean this goes both ways. Someone asks for help diagnosing an issue in windows and inevitably some snarky Linux user feels compelled to say something unhelpful.
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2026
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Inevitably?
My friend, the MAJORITY of the comments will be unhelpful Linux snarks.
Sounds pretty inevitable to me.
Yeah as a huge linux fan we gotta be honest with ourselves 😅 we're kinda fuckin insufferable at times
I think a lot of the technical folks who built the space made interpersonal skills kind of a dump stat- and to be fair, I benefit enormously from the technical ability they have in exchange for that lack of social skill. But it does define the culture of Foss spaces in a bunch of ways that aren't the greatest 😅
It's because Linux is just objectively better.
That didn't take long.
Thank you for proving my point.
Does this actually happen, or is this an argument someone had in their head?
On Lemmy…it happens more in reverse.
Example:
That’s in the Windows11 community.
Seen it happen both ways.
I feel like this is specifically targeted at the one user posting stuff on the linuxsucks community
It has to be rage bait. It's too funny not to be
It’s hilarious and the older ones especially are riddled with references you’d find in the linuxmemes comm
He did try, years ago, to post cynical but inoffensive memes. I'm pretty sure I had to suspend his account at some point. He's also gotten himself banned from political communities for quoting holocaust deniers, using ableist slurs, and generally being a wanker. He's also posted some antisemitic remarks on other communities. The modlog his quite colorful.
If your whole identity, personality, community or social group is based on hating something then you should reevaluate how you spend your time. This is only marginally worse than making your whole personality being a fanboy for a specific brand/product. Things are there to help you do stuff, so get on and do that stuff ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Oh shit, madthumbs is back? He's always been a hilarious, but equally pathetic troll. I thought we'd lost him when he got all pissy and locked the community a year ago.
Wait, so he's been at it for years now?
I've had his posts in my feed somewhat recently and I was kind of in awe of dude's dedication to do full time posting on topic of Linux users having no life, but had no idea he's been doing it for so long now. 🌚
But but but Linux is not user friendly or something! You can totally generalize like that!!! And nevermind the fact that windows often breaks in ways that require technical knowledge to repair. That doesn't count for some reason!!!!
Unrealistic to believe the guy at the Linux stall would not come at him like John Constantine pulling out a demonic possession.
Every post on the fediverse is specifically directed at me, therefore I must respond when someone has the audacity to mention something I don’t like.
Do you like pineapple upside-down cake?
This is a bit rich coming from the Linux community.
Stall owner proceeds to share their opinion about Windows and Microsoft in general.
Windoew guy starts foaming at the mouth and shouting incoherently.