• bizarroland
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    647 months ago

    I don’t get this. I know the person on the left is the trans employee from Linus tech tips, and I saw in the comments who the person on the right is but I don’t get this meme at all

    • exu
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      1077 months ago

      This is a common meme that you either end up as trans or a right winger when you use Linux for a long time.

      Not sure about the history, but !unixsocks@lemmy.blahaj.zone is one classic example and enough public figures like Luke or Brian Lunduke incorporate the other side.

      • @fl42v@lemmy.ml
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        587 months ago

        Soo, I’ve been daily-driving Linux for 6 / 7 yrs, and occasionally using it since 2013… How much time do I have before I have to choose? Although, given my lack of self-organization, I probably should’ve already chosen but missed the message notifying me of an upcoming / missed deadline

      • Lucy :3
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        187 months ago

        Example № 1 here.

        I love how you can see his right-winginess by just his website

        Based Cooking
        Land Chad
        podcast

      • Björn Tantau
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        517 months ago

        She came out about two years ago or so. Sadly no new videos with her moderating since then, as far as I know.

        She goes by Emily now.

  • Diplomjodler
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    527 months ago

    Well, as long as I don’t have a stroke or something, I won’t turn into a right-winger. So trans it is then, I guess

  • Jeena
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    527 months ago

    Those are the only two ways? What about:

  • @PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
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    317 months ago

    It’s the dilemma of any alternative space. People seeking alternatives don’t like the mainstream.

    And with a bit of generalization, there’s two reasons not to like the mainstream:

    1. The mainstream is too oppressive
    2. The mainstream is not oppressive enough
    • @PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
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      127 months ago

      I don’t think he had them all to begin with, but he lost the rest of his marbles. To be honest I think if he was a critical thinker and a bit more open-minded, he would have become an anarchist. But sadly he’s a Christian conservative.

      Also as I’ve learned more about linux, I realize he’s wrong about most things there too 😂

    • @fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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      97 months ago

      I think his recommended reading list still includes “the international jew by henry ford”.

      I’m a fan of old 4chan memory, Linux enthusiast, into linguistics, and off grid living. Why that space has to be just filled with irl bigots that want to deny people’s existences I’ll never fully grasp.

    • @HouseWolf@lemm.ee
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      87 months ago

      Read some random comment saying he got a “trad wife” and basically quit the internet.

      Last post on his website seem to be from Feb 2023.

  • 𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆
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    127 months ago

    Enter the culdesac. Welcome to the neighborhood. Feel free to script your house wherever you wish to compile it.

  • Jolteon
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    67 months ago

    With zero knowledge of who either person is, I’d go for the one who exercises.

        • @nforminvasion@lemmy.world
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          A cool trans Linux enthusiast who used to work at Linus Media Group. She hadn’t transitioned or even realized she was trans for most of her time there.

          She’s really down to Earth, is obviously at least a bit open minded to have transitioned, and presents topics really well.

          • Jolteon
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            27 months ago

            Cool, she sounds like a fun person to hang around.

            Although, I don’t think being trans guarantees being open-minded. I know plenty of people who are incredibly racist, but have no problem with gay/trans issues.