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[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I mean in a way I get it, psychologically.

When you embrace Linux, you - sadly - also have to embrace the fiddling. Still, even in 2024. It's gotten worlds better, but it still exists. But as it is a choice to swap to Linux - usually from Windows - you do not perceive this fiddling as a shared plight you can bond and laugh over, instead you see it as the "cost" of embracing Linux.

As a result, whatever setup you end up with has to be mentally justified to your own brain. A bit like a post-purchase rationalization. So you mentally consider your specific end result to be vastly superior to all other possible ones, after all, this is why you did it! You put in the work to create this, it must be superior.

this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2024
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