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  • This is meant for beginners in the privacy space, and as such, it tries to minimize complications and barriers to entry.

    Installing Linux is a nuclear option for most people. Of they see that, they just…won’t, and also won’t complete the rest. Make it easy.

    Also, the article mentions this is not the end. Next year may come with harder things, including - yes - Linux.





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    10 days ago

    When I first tried it out in a VM, it was just a pinch of curiosity. Some people argue for Linux, so, maybe there’s some merit to that? And, unlike MacOS, you can install it anywhere without all the hackery.

    When I actually tried it (my first one was Manjaro KDE, and that’s what I stuck with for my first 1,5 years later when I decided to go for a real install), I was amazed at how smooth and frictionless everything is.

    The system is blazing fast, even on a limited VM, there’s no bloat anywhere, no ads, no design choices to trick you into doing something you don’t want to. The interface is way more ergonomic and out of the way at the same time. Seriously, Microsoft, do learn from KDE, pretty please.

    So, when I moved to a new home, I decided that my virtual home needs an upgrade as well. I installed Linux alongside Windows (on two different physical drives), and ran it as dual-boot ever since. Not that I address Windows that much (normally about once in two to three months), but it’s handy to keep around.

    Later, I went into some distro-hopping and also got a laptop, which has become my testing grounds. After trying various options, namely Mint, Arch/EndeavourOS, Debian, Fedora, and OpenSUSE, I gravitated towards the latter, and I use it as my regular daily driver on both my desktop (Tumbleweed) and laptop (Slowroll). I love how it manages to keep the system both up-to-date and extremely stable, and has everything set up just right (except KDE defaults, what the hell is wrong with SUSE folks on that end? Luckily, it takes 5 minutes to change). So, there it is!










  • It does not exist because it doesn’t make too much sense in the long run. Besides, people who want to dominate others would rather join right, as there are more slaves to work with.

    Doesn’t mean it cannot exist, and it temporarily existed in many revolutionary societies as a result of radical offset.

    I’m not saying that this “many dominating few” kind of thing should exist. Neither do I want for the few to dominate many.

    I prefer neutrality, and that comes with equality. This is true center, and the only meaningful way to go.



  • In terms of ethics, adopting is beautiful. But there’s that one ugly factor that comes to make it so much worse: demographics.

    If people come to adopt children instead of having their own, we won’t have enough new people to drive the economy (I know, I know, economists suck, but they’re right on that one). No one will be there to produce goods and services for ageing population falling out of workforce.

    Children that aren’t going to get adopted will still be alive and join the ranks of adults. Children that weren’t born will not.

    I wish there could be a good way to have both, though.