▲ 155 ▼ What's a bit of good advice that's really bad advice? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by solidgrue@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments You know, like "always split on 18," or "having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do in life." What's that one bit of advice you got from a trusted friend that you know deep, deep down would just ruin your thing?
[–] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) But you should do that one. Just don't expect it to be windows with a different coat of paint and you will be fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not always an option, nor always a good idea. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But it's objectively bad advice for plenty of people. Depending on the career or hobby, Linux software is not as good (performance, support, or feature wise) as software running on Windows or Mac. I understand why people evangelize Linux (and I use it plenty at home), but it's far from acceptable for plenty of use cases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And you can make exactly the same argument for windows or mac depending on career or hobby or performance/support. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago He wasn't saying that "use Windows/Mac" was good advice, and tbh I've heard those far less than "just use linux lmao" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not always an option, nor always a good idea. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But it's objectively bad advice for plenty of people. Depending on the career or hobby, Linux software is not as good (performance, support, or feature wise) as software running on Windows or Mac. I understand why people evangelize Linux (and I use it plenty at home), but it's far from acceptable for plenty of use cases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And you can make exactly the same argument for windows or mac depending on career or hobby or performance/support. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago He wasn't saying that "use Windows/Mac" was good advice, and tbh I've heard those far less than "just use linux lmao" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And you can make exactly the same argument for windows or mac depending on career or hobby or performance/support. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago He wasn't saying that "use Windows/Mac" was good advice, and tbh I've heard those far less than "just use linux lmao" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago He wasn't saying that "use Windows/Mac" was good advice, and tbh I've heard those far less than "just use linux lmao" permalink fedilink source parent