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[Linux Experience Report as a Blind Person] I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back: Post 1 – Built for Control, But Not for People — fireborn (fireborn.mataroa.blog)

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[–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't think I ever saw a Linux user that doesn't want it to have widespread adoption

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You've never met an eternal September Linux user?

I regularly encounter such people online and offline, as well as people who abhor GUIs or making Linux easier to use.

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[–] Eiren@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's the paradox of wanting Linux to be widely supported but not wanting it to become a walled garden experience. The average consumer is not keen on "different" and "complex" and designing all of Linux around the preferences of those average consumers would mean sacrificing the advanced features and customisation power users enjoy.