I have never considered myself to be tech-savvy. However, there is a running gag in my immediate family where I claim to be terrible with computers (eg. “I dont think i could find that, my google-fu is weak”) which my family responds to by reminding me of that one time I did that one cool thing (eg. reminding me about I nearly got suspended because I showed my Health teacher how you could bypass our school’s firewall and buy drugs on a school computer.)

This imposter syndrome continued for a while after switching to Linux, but after having to do a shit ton of troubleshooting I’ve stopped feeling completely clueless. I still have no clue what I’m doing, but it’s honestly really motivating to know that neither does anyone else—outside of the periodic Github technomancer. Linux proved to me that I am good enough, that I can carry my own weight and solve my own problems, and that any failures I suffer are not just fine, they are expected!

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    a running gag in my immediate family where I claim to be terrible with computers

    You don’t want to be known as someone who can fix computers. trust me

    • Mateo@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I sencond this, just cuz I know how to change the HDMI doesn’t mean I know why your iBook 3 isn’t working, I just figure it out.

  • warmaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have two kids. I have no idea what I’m doing. Everyone is figuring shit up as they go. The only thing that matters is the desire to learn and the focus to make that knowledge useful.

  • jsveiga@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    One of the advantages of Linux over Windows is that if you have a problem and don’t give up digging, you’ll find the cause - even if you end up digging down to looking at the kernel source and interacting with the developers themselves. With Windows, you quickly get to a dead end (“try rebooting, then format and reinstall”).

  • abrasiveteapot@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My dude I’ve been running Linux for literally 20+ years and I still don’t feel like I know anything.

    Carry on bumbling along doing your best, it’s all everyone else is doing.

    You’ve got this

    • U de Recife@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Here’s another 20+ years Linux user. I too feel I still not know what I’m doing. My computers have been up and running thanks to the blessings of the godly devs!