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By the same logic: I'm sick of those that proselytize electric cars, since not everyone has the option. I'm sick of those that proselytize walking/biking to w
by AshamedCaptain 5y ago
By the same logic:
I'm sick of those that proselytize electric cars, since not everyone has the option.
I'm sick of those that proselytize walking/biking to work, since not everyone has the option.
I'm sick of those that proselytize recycling, since not everyone has the option.
I'm sick of those that proselytize philanthropy, since not everyone has the option.
I'm the first one who thinks these small sacrifices are probably not worth it since the sacrifice is usually way too much (handicapping yourself significantly) and the benefits practically negligible (i.e. small droplet in the ocean and all that). Much better to spend your efforts on political campaigns rather than this type of small-time stuff which yes, is mostly just for the show.
But what I'm sick of is the people who not only refuse to just bow down and shut up when presented with people that do make the sacrifice, but are instead outright hostile to them.
- wtallis 5y agoIt is possible to promote better alternatives without being smug or taking a holier-than-thou attitude. But you're not going to convince anyone to switch with a comment that presumes your alternative is already the default and that everyone will know what you're talking about, rather than actually name and explain the alternative.
- marcodiego 5y agoI want to make it clear that "taking a holier-than-thou attitude" was never my intention. I wanted to highlight the fact that the title is wrong, and it indeed is, and that users complacency with abuse from the vendors do not help.
- wtallis 5y agoYou really weren't trying to communicate clearly. Repeatedly referring to "a different driver" or "a specific driver" when you meant "the driver for a different operating system", and writing comments that presume (but only implicitly) a Linux context when the original blog post is analyzing the macOS driver is less than helpful. You also seemed to be going out of your way to avoid mentioning other operating systems by name. Everything you've said in this thread could have been more clearly and helpfully condensed to "the Linux driver doesn't include this behavior, and probably never could because it's open-source and upstreamed to the kernel".
- marcodiego 5y agoYou're right on this one. I unnecessarily adopted a provocative stance. I'll try better control my temper and be more clear the next time.