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> If their "preferences and pecadilloes" don't match yours, why is that any skin off your nose? You're right, that specifically is not skin off my nose or anyo

> If their "preferences and pecadilloes" don't match yours, why is that any skin off your nose? You're right, that specifically is not skin off my nose or anyone else's. By the same token that you're not disagreeing with the content of my argument, I'm not disagreeing with GP's[0] opinion per se, but just pointing out that the hostility they're getting is a self-fulfilling prophecy brought about by the way they're expressing it. I'm not belittling their opinion, I'm belittling the fact that they are coming to this discussion with a position of 'Linux is bad because I don't like it for Reasons™ and if you disagree with that you're just another hater I don't have to explain myself to'. It's lame and unproductive and combative and not a quality contribution. [0] Sidenote: I've never seen the term "GP" before - clearly you're referencing u/AnIdiotOnTheNet in some fashion similar to "OP" but would be curious to know what exactly that means.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
GP: Grand Parent, as in the parent of this post's parent. > I'm belittling the fact that they are coming to this discussion with a position of 'Linux is bad because I don't like it for Reasons™ and if you disagree with that you're just another hater I don't have to explain myself to'. I didn't come in to this thread to argue about things I don't like about Linux or convince anyone that my unpopular opinions are right [0]. I offhandedly mentioned I didn't like Linux, and then people came out of the woodwork to ask me why. As I've mentioned I've been through this many, many times and the result is always the same: they ask me why, then they engage in performative argumentation with my reasoning. They don't care why I don't use Linux and aren't interested in changing my mind, it's all a performance to sway others and I'm pretty damned sick of it. [0] Which is not to say I haven't done this in other threads where it is more on topic.
nobody9999 5y ago
>I'm belittling the fact that they are coming to this discussion with a position of 'Linux is bad because I don't like it for Reasons™ and if you disagree with that you're just another hater I don't have to explain myself to'. Except they did explain[0] themselves. Granted their arguments were unpersuasive (at least to me), but claiming that they're not at least attempting to justify their assertions is flat wrong. >[0] Sidenote: I've never seen the term "GP" before - clearly you're referencing u/AnIdiotOnTheNet in some fashion similar to "OP" but would be curious to know what exactly that means. "AnIdiotOnTheNet" was spot on in their reply about this[1] to you. I guess using "grand" for previous up-levels of comments isn't as pervasive as I thought. Apologies for any confusion. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28407598 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28407598 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28410014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28410014

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago

GP: Grand Parent, as in the parent of this post's parent. > I'm belittling the fact that they are coming to this discussion with a position of 'Linux is bad because I don't like it for Reasons™ and if you disagree with that you're just another hater I don't have to explain myself to'. I didn't come in to this thread to argue about things I don't like about Linux or convince anyone that my unpopular opinions are right [0]. I offhandedly mentioned I didn't like Linux, and then people came out of the woodwork to ask me why. As I've mentioned I've been through this many, many times and the result is always the same: they ask me why, then they engage in performative argumentation with my reasoning. They don't care why I don't use Linux and aren't interested in changing my mind, it's all a performance to sway others and I'm pretty damned sick of it. [0] Which is not to say I haven't done this in other threads where it is more on topic.

nobody9999 5y ago

>I'm belittling the fact that they are coming to this discussion with a position of 'Linux is bad because I don't like it for Reasons™ and if you disagree with that you're just another hater I don't have to explain myself to'. Except they did explain[0] themselves. Granted their arguments were unpersuasive (at least to me), but claiming that they're not at least attempting to justify their assertions is flat wrong. >[0] Sidenote: I've never seen the term "GP" before - clearly you're referencing u/AnIdiotOnTheNet in some fashion similar to "OP" but would be curious to know what exactly that means. "AnIdiotOnTheNet" was spot on in their reply about this[1] to you. I guess using "grand" for previous up-levels of comments isn't as pervasive as I thought. Apologies for any confusion. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28407598 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28407598 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28410014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28410014