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Pretty damning review.

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[-] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 8 points 1 year ago

I'm with you completely. I also saw comments defending his idiocy at the CLI. Most people I know who don't know software very well are afraid to try anything without checking somewhere for validation. But the comments were like "it's fair because non-linux users won't expect a command to destroy their os". 🤦to the max.

I can easily find a command that will destroy (or royally fuck up) windows and for added evil, tell you it does something else. But yeah if it's Linux then that would mean it's an os only for experienced sysadmins.

[-] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

He could actually still log in and use terminal (https://youtu.be/0506yDSgU7M?t=760). So couldn't he have just reinstalled the desktop environment? :D

[-] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 2 points 1 year ago

Well yes but his point was that an average user would need to figure it out. He demonstrated that his argument was not in good faith though

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[-] MyFairJulia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I do kinda wonder: Pop OS told him that whatever he was doing may remove some essential stuff. Pop OS specifically said "Are you REALLY sure about that?" and didn't let him skip the warning by pressing Y and enter.

A normie, perhaps my mom, would indeed not know what these packages mean but sure enough she would see the warning and perhaps call me to ask what this means. It takes a lot of naivety to ignore the warning.

[-] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 1 points 1 year ago

Naivety? Nah it takes either a complete moron or someone who doesn't care. Since he was making a video which could oppose or uphold a popular opinion, I am guessing he didn't care..

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