Other people do it. They also just work for donations.

On a side note, I recommend sideloading Blokada 5 to permanently block all ads in apps.

You can download it from their website: https://blokada.org/#download (pick blokada 5)

You have to sideload it because Google banned it from their store for being too effective.

“Oh no, we’re getting paid to do this thing instead of some other thing.”

Part of having a job is working on things that need to be worked on, not because they’re fun.

Freshman year of college, about 11 years ago.

Been using Manjaro exclusively for about 3 years.

So hard to get excited over new processors when what we have is already so powerful.

I guess I’ll be excited by the 7000 series or so.

I highly recommend avoiding this rhetoric because you will end up paying more for inferior hardware.

You are not actually “doing yourself a favor.”

I highly recommend checking out https://old.reddit.com/r/LaptopDeals/ daily until you find something that meets your needs and budget.

Unfortunately, the “linux-first” vendors do not offer better deals than their competition.

Strawberry.

Our desktops are almost identical, lol.

3. I used to agree with you, but then I came across Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso.

It’s the only example I know of where communists make an honest attempt to reduce the disparity in wealth rather than exacerbate it.

I bet you watch ads, too.

Yes, this is the big picture view of things.

Unfortunately, a lot of small-minds can’t (or don’t want to) comprehend it.

Exceptions would be indie Devs or filmmakers for which you would have more disposable income to support if you saved your money by pirating big budget films/games/software.

No, this still exacerbates the disparity in wealth unless the creators are globally poor.

That’s what you get for subscribing to something you could be getting for free.

I’d recommend Mint or Manjaro for family computers.

Probably Mint, just because Pamac still has issues.

Fedora is a bad choice because you’re stuck in the dnf ecosystem with no real benefit.

I’m a firm believer that the only value in Fedora is for Red Hat. Their shills are the ones who promote it over more practical options.

No, you see, additional layers of abstraction are always a good thing. Haven’t you been paying attention to the latest software memes? /s

I’m a firm believer that the vast majority of things we needed for software were implemented by the 2000s.

Usually, people who don’t understand what they’re doing will overcomplicate things to cover-up their misunderstandings. I think choosing a technology before you have a use-case is one of these examples.

That’s a pretty shitty rule, lol.

We should be educating people on how to get stuff for free whenever possible.

Soulseek with Nicotine+.

There’s a lossless filter.

They’ve been working on the same software for 20+ years?

Woah.

Eh, I always discredit people when they say X is bad.

It’s been around for over 20 years. That kind of longevity should be praised.

The only real downside I see is that it complicates waterproofing.

It’s also more movable parts.