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    submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes
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    [–] [email protected] 73 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    In my experience, Linux folks are just happy to find each other in the wild.

    Hell, I'm just happy to meet people that are Linux-curious lol.

    It's mostly online that the distro wars are fought.

    [–] jrgn 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    It's the same with leftists in my experience. The fighting is worst online

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

    Yeah cause you have to say that insane shit to someone's face and you know you'll sound like an unhinged fuck

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

    The terminally online mentally unwell people make it a different experience.

    [–] nullboi 34 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I've never met a linux enthusiast or even a user IRL. So at this point if I ever do, they will achieve best friend status off of that alone.

    So strange that an operating system has that affect on me

    [–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    You never knowingly met a Linux user. Statistically speaking, you probably have.

    The issue is that OS-preference is not very common as a small talk topic. This is why you should name drop your fav distro in every conversation.

    [–] nullboi 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    I have "rm -rf /" tattooed on my left arm. I'm hoping one day I hear someone say "Hey you forgot --no-presrve-root or /*".

    Met one guy (my therapist weirdly enough) that knew it was a *nix command. That was pretty cool.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

    off to bring up gentoo penguins during every conversation i have

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

    I've slowly been decorating my IT office with various Linux trinkets.

    I just got a foam stress "ball" Tux recently, and I plan on getting a Debian coffee mug, maybe some Linux/FOSS related stickers lol.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

    I got a colleague last year, but he is the only one.

    Super nice to have Proxmox/Docker/Portainer discussions at work.

    Hope you find a new best friend soon!