Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks I agree so much! It's a nice feeling.
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@aks Your post is something that I could have said, too. Everything applies. I feel calm too
@miiko @aks
Yep, everything applies, more or less.Occasionally you get glimpses of the "outside" (corpo) world and boggle at the horror of it all. How are so called normal people supposed to live and deal with the mess? And they have this illusion Linux is hard?
And then you quickly retreat back to your cave and slam the door, emitting a loud sigh of relief
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks That feeling of calm is real. Running Linux isn't without its little problems, but knowing that my computer actually belongs to me, and isn't just some remote-controlled tool for a big tech corporation to extract more money and data out of me makes such a difference for my mental health.
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@aks That feeling of calm is real. Running Linux isn't without its little problems, but knowing that my computer actually belongs to me, and isn't just some remote-controlled tool for a big tech corporation to extract more money and data out of me makes such a difference for my mental health.
@kianga Yeah it had genuinely made me happier and excited to use my devices again.
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@miiko @aks
Yep, everything applies, more or less.Occasionally you get glimpses of the "outside" (corpo) world and boggle at the horror of it all. How are so called normal people supposed to live and deal with the mess? And they have this illusion Linux is hard?
And then you quickly retreat back to your cave and slam the door, emitting a loud sigh of relief
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks This post is beautiful.
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks@scalie.zone I'm still waiting on my dream job – but otherwise I completely can follow what you are saying.
Linux put so much of the fun of using computers back for me. Now being limited to one shell for instance… Having Plasma as my daily driver, but playing with niri on the laptop just refreshes my feelings when using my devices.
The Quality has improved so dramatically.
Does suspend work on my laptop every time? No…
But do a bazillion of cryptically named background tasks completely drain my battery? No! Am I greeted with Ads on login? No!
Do I have fun? Yes! -
Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks High five, tinkering with Linux _games_ resulted in my dream job and kickstarter my career!
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Im expecting someone go BUT WHAT IF BLABLABLa.
Let me have my moment ok?
@aks but... This is gold indeed - "Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me•" - its not only crap around unsocial media, but it allows to avoid consumption of giant pile of dissinformation, hate, bad news, manipulation etc.
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
Since joining mastodon I have had a glimpse into a world where people can do what you've done because they have a deep understanding of computer technology and I am jealous! Especially as things have gotten so, so bad. I was the generation that went to college with an IBM Selectric. In my final year, '84, freshmen came in with PCs. I took one class on programming (Pascal?) to see what it was all about. At the time I found it easy but uninteresting. Ah well. Now I'm victimized daily. Sigh.
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks same here. Feels good to be part of such a cooperative community. Only thing I dropped: trying to help family and friends. I don't think it's a good thing to become missionary for such tools. It is clear that they demand more time , if people aren't open to invest time to become digitally independent, they have to stay with their bigbugtech. For me its like overcoming an addiction, similar to #dontsayhisname ...It Needs devotion and self control. Big up!
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks I am guilty myself of not thanking FOSS developers or just random guide makers. Being boy who only knows how to troubleshoot stuff on windows and installing/reinstalling stuff and having task to get Freebsd server up...
Like even if you have zero coding experience, there are guides that help you to do everything you need to do step by step, all lines of codes. I might never need it now after years of not touching Freebsd, but still someone done the hard part explaining me what to do.
Like lots of stuff I done from reinstall of Windows to installing programs.I am far off from being digitally independent, android phone, win10, google mail, several chat programs because family uses them... But setting up my own old pc with Yunohost and having personal server makes me really appreciate all FOSS out there. Can't setup personal email with my provider but translation,some file hosting and few other good quality of live services. Will slowly move to gaming Linux as well when win10 is absolete but it's a slow process. Looking at all recent news, I am more and more wary about personal and juridical information getting leaked, especially with win11 cloud saving and later AI integration.
One FOSS developer was really happy getting email that says thanks for making x.
We should give more thanks for people who makes our lives for better.
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Since joining mastodon I have had a glimpse into a world where people can do what you've done because they have a deep understanding of computer technology and I am jealous! Especially as things have gotten so, so bad. I was the generation that went to college with an IBM Selectric. In my final year, '84, freshmen came in with PCs. I took one class on programming (Pascal?) to see what it was all about. At the time I found it easy but uninteresting. Ah well. Now I'm victimized daily. Sigh.
@jawarajabbi Never too late to learn if youre interested. Start making silly scripts with python, see where that takes you
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks in the same boat, life is good.
Huge thanks to the creators of these tools.
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@jawarajabbi Never too late to learn if youre interested. Start making silly scripts with python, see where that takes you
Maybe I will! Cheers,
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
Yep, sure is peaceful on this side of the fence. Here's what it looks like for the rest of the world.
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks same. i switched basically every app. it works well. i am not spamed. not "reminded" of a profanity or "noticed" by an ad. and i help people around me.
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks
You are welcome. I agree on all of these takes as well.I do want to point out that foss devs like myself in precarious situations due to the fact that foss and comminity work dont pay at all most of the time and never pay well.
And that is also only half the picture because we had the means, both physically and mentally to learn this.
There are countless people who slave away in factories for 8+ hrs for minimum wage - if that - who dont have the means, who need our ears and support too.
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks I relate a lot with this
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Sometimes I just sit down and realise:
- Tinkering with Linux eventually resulted in my dream job
- Many FOSS tools I use are made by awesome individuals, most of them working on things on their free time
- I trust my devices more now that I use these tools
- Since I run tools like Nextcloud myself, I can trust that my data is not being misused
- I have knowhow to help my friends and family to keep their data safe (sometimes I wish they would follow my advice but anyway lol)
- Since I dont use corpo social media, none of the crap around it concerns me
- I am just generally happier since I do not have worry about any of the techbro nonsense
Makes me feel oddly sated. Calm.
Is any of it perfect? No. But I take these always over the user-hostile corpo solutions.
So people who work on all of these free tools: Thank you.
@aks Anything interesting or fun you'd recommend doing in Linux? I've run it multiple times, but I generally just kinda stare at it after I install a few applications.
