I no longer help friends and family with Windows issues
I mostly agree with Adële, in her latest blog post. Helping people with their Windows or macOS usage is a vicious dependence reinforcement incentive. It'd be like advising a friend on how to set up an account on "X" or on Meta's "Threads", instead of showing him INLEO first
"For years, I was the go-to person whenever a friend or family member had a computer issue. Whether it was a slow system, mysterious pop-ups, unsupported hardware after system update, or software not behaving as expected, I would spend hours troubleshooting and fixing things. But not any more, at least not if the system in question runs Windows (or macOS)
The primary reason I’ve stopped offering tech support for Windows and macOS is simple: they are closed, proprietary systems that take control away from users"
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"Every time I fix a problem, I am reinforcing a system that actively works against the principles of software freedom and user autonomy. These operating systems are designed to restrict what users can do, push unnecessary updates, track their activities, and lock them into ecosystems they can’t easily leave. The last blog post of Microsoft about Windows 11 is a new proof of that, requiring an internet connection and a Microsoft account to use your computer.
Windows is notorious for breaking itself with updates, making a system sluggish or rendering essential hardware useless from one month to the next. macOS, while more stable in some ways, forces users into Apple's walled garden, limiting their choices and making even basic repairs a nightmare. By helping people fix these problems, I was merely patching a system that would continue to cause headaches (...)".
Full text here: https://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/i-no-longer-help-friends-with-windows-issues.md
interesting pic - I don't fully get why they chose these specific distros, but I guess it isn't meant to be complete. didn't know about Solus before. Which OS do you use instead of win?