• Im_old@lemmy.world
    38·
    2 months ago

    But I don’t want to tell anyone. I just want to fiddle with things and people not asking what I’m doing, as I asnwer just waving my hands in the air (mostly because I’m not entirely sure what I’m doing)

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      231·
      2 months ago

      mostly… I tell people who are using linux that I use linux, too.

      The sudden moment of awkwardness when you realize they’re using ubuntu and might run back to microcrap because you came on to strong is real.

      • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
        15·
        2 months ago

        Hi - I’m a Linux newbie.

        I don’t tell other Linux users that I use linux because it almost always leads to a bunch of questions that I don’t know the answer to. So let me assure you, that awkwardness is on both sides of that conversation you’re describing.

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          2 months ago

          I promise… it’s just enthusiasm!

          even the linux-from-scratch snobs are usually pretty decent (really it’s only when it’s their first time out of the server room in too-long a time). I usually try to switch it up to something like "have you tried playing The Battle for Wesnoth. (it’s a turn based fantasy strategy game that’s… uhm. surprisingly good.)

        • Ziglin@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 months ago

          I’ve been on both sides I still tell people and inquire about it when I spot it in the wild.