I remember my early experience with the Linux community back in the 2000s as a teen. There was toxicity even back then. There were kind ppl for sure, but my then-severe social phobia saw the negativity/condescension and made me afraid of speaking a word on the forums back then. I just figured things out on my own.
I did eventually learn. And tbf, that experience actually helped me become good at researching or looking stuff up online, which helped me on things like fact-checking. At the same time,… See More
I can't blame those who have changed their minds about switching to Linux just because of the community.
I remember my early experience with the Linux community back in the 2000s as a teen. There was toxicity even back then. There were kind ppl for sure, but my then-severe social phobia saw the negativity/condescension and made me afraid of speaking a word on the forums back then. I just figured things out on my own.
I did eventually learn. And tbf, that experience actually helped me become good at researching or looking stuff up online, which helped me on things like fact-checking. At the same time,… See More
I can't blame those who have changed their minds about switching to Linux just because of the community.
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