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The problem is that a lot of that has been ruined by corporate cringe and "weird funny stuff" is no longer weird and funny, especially when you have a bunch of

The problem is that a lot of that has been ruined by corporate cringe and "weird funny stuff" is no longer weird and funny, especially when you have a bunch of influencers trying to either monetise it, sanitise it and/or attach their personal brand to it. e.g. One of the biggest people that does Debian content, does a bunch of absolute cringe behaviour associated with them where I almost want to die of second hand embarrassment.

ahartmetz 11mo ago
From my POV (old?, never on social mass media), you live in a strange world if some influencer has any... influence on your opinion of Debian. I see little to no monetization of "the good stuff".
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- SparkBomb 11mo ago
  They don't have any influence about what I think of Debian. What happens though is people outside will associate their (unbearably cringe in this case) behaviour with you, whether you like it or not.
  - klez 11mo ago
    I'm a long-time Debian user and I have no idea who you're talking about. How much weight do they actually carry? Who is this influencer you're talking about?
    - SparkBomb 11mo ago
      Go on YouTube, Mastodon or any sort of social media that is bit techy orientated and you will find it easily.
      - klardotsh 11mo ago
        What? I’ve been active frequently on Mastodon since 2018 and I have no idea who or what you’re talking about. A link would be helpful rather than playing the “oh you know who…” game.
        SparkBomb 11mo ago
        There are loads of tech influencers in the Linux space on Youtube and loads of techie platforms. There is various levels of cringe in the Linux space, some of it is honestly embarrassing. If you don't see it already, you are going to tell me it isn't a problem. There isn't one person doing this. There are plenty.
        jasaldivara 11mo ago
        If you won't say who is the person you're talking about, can you at least tell an example of that cringe behavior?
        SparkBomb 11mo ago
        It isn't I won't say. It is I can't remember because I pretty much insta-block it when I see it. Some notable examples of stuff I've seen in Linux / Tech land the last few months: - One person was dressed in a furry lizard suit, while compiling gentoo. - Another person made a song about Debian packages. I thought it was a gag at first. - Another woman was dressed in a school girl outfit, cat ears and a push up bra (not sure she was Linux stuff, but it was tech). I am not expecting everyone to be some greybeard in his office but some of it is a bit much and sometimes they have really good info in the video, but the initial impression is so jarring that it will put people off (I had people tell me this). I actually made my own YouTube channel because I was trying to find decent information to send to someone who was a new Linux user without this BS. I ended up making videos myself detailing how to setup a bunch of stuff up.
        some_furry 11mo ago

ahartmetz 11mo ago

From my POV (old?, never on social mass media), you live in a strange world if some influencer has any... influence on your opinion of Debian. I see little to no monetization of "the good stuff".

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SparkBomb 11mo ago
They don't have any influence about what I think of Debian. What happens though is people outside will associate their (unbearably cringe in this case) behaviour with you, whether you like it or not.
- klez 11mo ago
  I'm a long-time Debian user and I have no idea who you're talking about. How much weight do they actually carry? Who is this influencer you're talking about?
  - SparkBomb 11mo ago
    Go on YouTube, Mastodon or any sort of social media that is bit techy orientated and you will find it easily.
    - klardotsh 11mo ago
      What? I’ve been active frequently on Mastodon since 2018 and I have no idea who or what you’re talking about. A link would be helpful rather than playing the “oh you know who…” game.
      - SparkBomb 11mo ago
        There are loads of tech influencers in the Linux space on Youtube and loads of techie platforms. There is various levels of cringe in the Linux space, some of it is honestly embarrassing. If you don't see it already, you are going to tell me it isn't a problem. There isn't one person doing this. There are plenty.
        jasaldivara 11mo ago
        If you won't say who is the person you're talking about, can you at least tell an example of that cringe behavior?
        SparkBomb 11mo ago
        It isn't I won't say. It is I can't remember because I pretty much insta-block it when I see it. Some notable examples of stuff I've seen in Linux / Tech land the last few months: - One person was dressed in a furry lizard suit, while compiling gentoo. - Another person made a song about Debian packages. I thought it was a gag at first. - Another woman was dressed in a school girl outfit, cat ears and a push up bra (not sure she was Linux stuff, but it was tech). I am not expecting everyone to be some greybeard in his office but some of it is a bit much and sometimes they have really good info in the video, but the initial impression is so jarring that it will put people off (I had people tell me this). I actually made my own YouTube channel because I was trying to find decent information to send to someone who was a new Linux user without this BS. I ended up making videos myself detailing how to setup a bunch of stuff up.
        some_furry 11mo ago