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I'm not sure if I've ever tried to pitch Nix or NixOS. I can't imagine going back (and might give up computers to live in a tree if I had to), but I don't real

I'm not sure if I've ever tried to pitch Nix or NixOS. I can't imagine going back (and might give up computers to live in a tree if I had to), but I don't really try to ~convert people who aren't ready for it. I'll share if I suspect someone is ready, or if I see them struggling on something it ~solves. I might lend a little time helping them bootstrap a basic environment for a project so that they can see benefits upfront. But I want them to sell themselves on it. This is mostly because Nix is a bit of work, and I feel like slowly selling myself on its vision by reading different articles circa 2015-2017 was an important precondition for succeeding when I finally decided to take the plunge after my previous Windows system flamed out in early 2018.

pxc 3y ago
This is a good answer, if not a directly helpful one if OP was looking for new slogans. One friend of mine has recently taken up Nix with a lot of enthusiasm, and by far the moments that have driven him forward the most were his own successes with his Nix-based projects. I've definitely hyped it up before in front of him, and I've definitely helped him along a couple times. But over and over, it's been actually using a capability that was new to him that got him worked up and excited to try more new things.