That’s is not what the problem is, lol, not by far. Nothing is a problem if you look at it in a short enough timeframe.

I’m not complaining about the few more people that discover Linux, I’m complaining that we are systemically introducing the same problems we want to get away from (“that the price is high/threatening”, especially now that desktop Linux is on a steady rise & we need such “”“endorsements”“” the least).

But “Linux” isn’t giving him any money either, surely. This argument breaks down because of that.

What? With influencers it’s what is monetisable in any current situation, what gets more views (and more money with that via various channels - atm “Linux” gives him revenue via selling ads etc to more people, if you offer him more money than that, he will sell whatever you say, that’s his profession). If a megacorp wants to get in on it they freely can. At any point. But it would be a lot harder to do that if we don’t/didn’t have professional ad-people (no background, just as the money winds go) intertwined from the “start”.
Financial power of a/any megacorps dictating foss just leads to monopoly again (eg how Google took over & is now closing more and more the “Android Linux”). And it makes it harder for projects to get support from “the people” vs “what is the most monetisable for some private entity”.

Overlooking that is akin to saying scalpers help redistribute the product. Technically, sure, so “what are you complaining abut, so cyclical.”

Talking about foss has literally become marketable. That’s the only reason professional influencers are talking about it now. And people listening to them will listen to whatever they say next too. And that (“money talks, bullshit walks”) is a bad future for foss which should be by it’s nature free of such incentives bcs it just becomes another megacorps monopoly.

Going into foss & financially rewarding corps that aren’t dedicated to open principles is just the current market situation (MS & Google) but with sparkles. It inevitably leads to more inequalities.

Monetisation & financial motivations.
That dude is no foss champion, at best just some user. If MS gives him money Windows & Edge will be the best

… and some of them have social anxiety …

No.

Anyone with a platform can do that.

(And from the little bits I’ve seen, mostly over memes & various news bits, the quality is questionable. Just don’t follow the whims of influencers, it’s not the correct way forward imho, it just inevitability leads to or spreads enshitification.)

Or at least the merit part of meritocracy being an overall gain for society/foss space (same thing), not individual isolated achievements/products.

With that mindset of overall benefits you do move on from strict meritocracy bcs everything is a group effort, of not just direct contributors (but obviously mostly of them) but ultimately of all stakeholders (users too).

We all need to grow, and I think, given reasonable opportuneness, we do.

Zomg, someone cupped the (normal) cake!

Why did they choose the dried bird poop topping tho?

Wonderule!

Not to be confused with wanderules.

Sometimes?

Whenever I get the chance!

… I don’t think listening to random big influencers is a good way forward (in anything).

(As to the list - others already pointed out everything, y’all nerds know shit! <3)

Yeah, I thought so, perhaps next time.

Change no, but it was my humble intention to add a little bit.
Understanding things/humans & why we behave bad is important imho.

Basically banning minorities together is in a lot of ways how the majority is made. And those never behave in the interest of most.

lemm.ee :‘’'(

The oppressive class usually isn’t a majority (capital owners/rich, religious fanatics, morning people), but they dictate so much more of our lives, what to feel, who to hate - so much so that they make the majority work for them against the minorities (that don’t affect the lives of the majority in the slightest - but that’s just how the oppressors retain control & power).

Wireguard.

- “Any key”

Tumble me weeds,
Open me SUSE!

It’s truly a great distro & my default desktop recommendation for low maintenance.

X11 is on/under your ass?
Maybe they were both gay all along, that’s why we enjoy their sessions so much.

So a good cause is the same as working in a factory?

Your analogy would have been better to someone providing humanitarian aid in a warzone whilst suffering from a not-immune-to-bombs condition.
(And even in that analogy someone would have to deliberately target her specifically for the work she did, not just a random bombing.)

This meme in a general community: Hehe

This meme in a Linux community: Not-Hehe, my distro is better!