iamdanno

They’d just replace him with a clone who has an MBA from business school. The CEOs are just a symptom, not the actual problem.

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Why not? If a user wants to use their computer in that way, why should they not be allowed to?

It’s done all the time. How many senseless action movies with wooden actors have made a kabillion dollars at the box office? Lots of them!

They are not upset that it is neglected. They’d rather they were left alone to do their thing. They feel like they are being attacked, because everyone else is trying to drag them into the 21st century.

I don’t understand the sentiment. Any dumbass can buy socks. It’s a thoughtless present. How about get me something I really want?

Needs more pixels

It’s the hunger games, writ large.

Your wife/gf cut it up for rags.

I agree with a lot of what you say, but when you are handicapped (by lack of knowledge), it’s ok to ask for a crutch. Maybe you only need it temporarily, but it’s a massive help while you need it.

I’ve tried switching to Linux several times, but there seems to be a lot of gatekeepers who just say (essentially), “you’re doing it wrong!”.

I just want my computer to do what I want, without needing to use up hours trying to figure out some quasi-coding terminal command. Maybe I’m not the intended user, or something.

I read it more as: "The way to do this (normally simple) thing is incredibly cumbersome, and could be greatly improved.

Thank you for your service; now move along.

It’s a federated consciousness.

There’s the very real possibility he could simply drop dead of natural causes long before he’s ever in real danger of seeing the inside of a prison cell.

We can only hope. . . .