I work in IT and sometimes I have to explain something to a user who is somewhat tech-illiterate. Even developers may have significant blind spots when it comes to their OS or networking, for example.

So, if I notice it, I'll change some terminology and I may explain instructions differently or use metaphors so every user understands what I'm saying.

And most coworkers do the same thing.

Here's why I bring this up: For whatever reason, some colleagues give female coworkers the same treatment.

And that's weird.

If someone is constantly treated like this, they should be allowed to rant about it on their blog. I'm fine with snark if it geht's a point across.

I fairly often drive 50,000m/h, except on the autobahn. There I usually go about 120,000,000mm/h.

And if I stack 1000 1cm³ blocks of water, the resulting 10m high column has a volume of 1l, weighs 1kg and exerts 100kPa of pressure on its base. And to heat it by 1°C requires 1kcal, while 1N would accelerate it by 1m/s every second.

What I want to say is: Your point is stupid and your units are too.

How can it be that people don't realize how badly faked this is and what position it is trying to sneak through?

I don't get why you get so much downvotes, because it's not as obvious as people make it out to be and there are plenty of adapters. So it's a good question.

But yes. The 3.5mm jack had the thing companies say they are striving for: simplicity.

DACs are nice and everything but the phone can just decide to not connect properly. The DAC can decide it had enough of your phone. In either case you'd need to reconnect them. And that means unlocking your phone, because a secure phone will block streaming to 'unknown' USB-C devices, unless it's unlocked during the negotiation phase. And if your connectors have become wonky for whatever reason: Well, no music for you.

And then there's the issue where you have to have them at hand when you need them. In your car, on your person, while at work.

3.5mm is great because it actually "just works". One of the few things that can claim such thing.

Linux users (sometimes):

sees an extremely user-friendly interface - so good that everyone and their grandma can use it perfectly right away without any explanation

"Ugh, why doesn't this look more complicated?"

Edit: This was in response to someone commenting "Why does it look like toddler UI?". The comment seems to be deleted now.

If my 3D printer has a problem, it's not working properly.

When my 2D printer throws a fit, it's because it's doing its job of being a vicious piece of shit perfectly.

Important difference.

Friend who isn't a degenerate: What are you laughing at?

Me: panic

The Interrogator: "You think you're so funny… WHAT. IS. THE. PASSWORD!!!"

A guy, tied to a chair, bloodied and crying: "Amogus, it's a drawing of the Amogus guy."

The interrogator prepares another round of fists

Stallman is like the friend you'll never introduce to your family.

"What's up with the wax by the slow cooker?"

"Well, I've read about 10 papers on high performance cycling and have concluded, that hot waxing my chain may save about half a watt."

"When did you last ride it?"

"Also a good question, indeed."

Honestly… who does that?

That sounds whacky af.

(going through a loved ones phone I mean)

I'm too lazy to look up the numbers, but I think the premise of this argument is rather weak.

Money spend on social welfare, vastly improves poor people's lives. When you spend it on corporate welfare, the money tends to go into the pockets of people who are already pretty comfortable.

This is a simplification of a multifaceted issue, but by and large I think this holds a lot more water than just comparing numbers.

Also: There was a pandemic in the time period given, so there might be some selection bias.