• mayooooo@beehaw.org
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    11 days ago

    Let’s just get this out of the way first - you can choose ONLY if you are a dev. If you are a user you can choose jack shit, be miserable about it and pay for the privilege. I know us non programmers are still considered NPCs in the parlance of the youths, but we should still say it

    • 211@sopuli.xyz
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      11 days ago

      Eh, users can still learn a little, and fiddle with their personal stuff. My little “corebooted Chromebook running Q4OS Linux looking like Windows XP, with background from Apple and the start menu labeled as Finder” brings me joy every time I use it. It was and is pure fun.

      And the great thing about enthusiastic devs is that they tend to be happy to spread the joy of their own personal projects and help, unless they get overwhelmed by help requests.

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    11 days ago

    I find it funny that you call Lisps and Emacs obsolete and dead, when they are more alive than ever. I agree with most of the article, but I think you ignore what makes these two great

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      11 days ago

      “The future” is whatever the majority of young people decide it will be, regardless of it’s the past or not.