9 mo. ago • 64%

"Linux Sucks" Sucks. Here's Why

linuxmemes @lemmy.world Not sure where to post this. Remove it if it doesn't fit.

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The older Lunduke gets, the more he’s convinced about being right on everything, therefore the more rubbish he has to say.

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1:15:23

No thanks.

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- I miss the era of 10 minute videos. Nowadays, everything is either 50 second long or 3 hours.
  
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- They video is way too long and he stays too long on some topics but he's right. He doesn't deserve the downvotes
  
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- I won't even watch 10 minutes. Video is really a huge time waster.
  
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- You can't 2.25 (which makes it last about 33.5 mins) or something?
  
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  I typed that comment while I was on the toilet last night 7 minutes before my bedtime. So no, I can’t simply put a video into chipmunk mode and watch for an unscheduled 30 minutes. That’s longer than the actual 25 minute show my wife and I watched in bed.
  
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I will not watch such long video with such dumb title. Any summary?

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- Haven't watched all of it, but off the top of my head: Bryan Lunduke is long time Linux and FOSS enthusiast who is known for having yearly tongue-in-cheek "Linux sucks" speeches, which have traditionally been good fun. Lunduke has in the past few years become a polarizing figure with a lot of reactionary American politics seeping in to his Linux content. Nicco is a KDE developer and youtuber who made this video to criticize his latest content.
  
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  Thanks. I skip it than.
  
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- Do you know who Bryan Lunduke is? That's what this video is about.
  
  If that name happens to not ring a bell, you aren't missing anything.
  
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  I had no idea but spent some time googling anyways.
  The answer seems to be a conservative tech youtuber that once upon a time worked with linux tech.
  
  Reddit user comments:
  
  It's really unsettling. He used to be a great Linux guy but now he's just a nut.
  
  I unsubscribed from his YT channel and stopped following him as he gradually began to drift from being a dorky goofball to being a right-wing apologist.
  
  Don't listen to Bryan Lunduke. He's a middle aged edgelord that new Linux users get introduced to because of his smart-ass "Linux Sucks" series, and then as they learn more about Linux themselves they realize he's just a douche who's not worthy of their youtube views.
  
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  Brian Lunduke?
  
  Say no more, it'll be shit.
  
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- The "[thing] [synonym for 'is bad'] and here's why" title has been a thing on YouTube for years now.
  
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- No proper description when following the piped link either.
  
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- Not a dumb title,.just purposely "click bait"
  
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It really has the vibe of an hbomberguy video. I also feel the background is a subtle tribute to his style.

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- He confirmed in the premiere chat that the broken wallpaper is a direct hbomberguy reference.
  
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  (I found it at 19:15, though I'm not sure why I went looking)
  
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- Which is extra funny considering the guy is an outspoken bigot
  
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Oooooh this comment section is gonna be an inferno soon!

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- Man, I haven't seen a pony in the wild in ages.
  
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  It's never too late for ponies!
  
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There were basically three big tech guys I remember from my younger years.

LTT, who’s not bad. Not a Linux guy, but I don’t hold that against him. Also kinda late to the party, but only cause he’s around my age.

Chris Pirillo, who kinda disappeared for a while, but now makes great YouTube content.

Then there’s Lunduke. What an asshole. I tried to watch one of his Linux Sucks videos last year and it was just boring and really dumb takes over and over. I didn’t even know he’s a right wing conspiracy theorist.

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- May u elaborate on the allegation where he is a conspiracy theorist?
  
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  You should watch the video.
  
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I went to bed late last night because of this video! Nicco is a wonderful content creator, there's very little fluff in his videos and he clearly put a lot of time and research into it. Historically it's very interesting and we really should be putting effort into taking down Lunduke who is a right-wing piece of shit. I followed him a few weeks ago not knowing about him and after watching a video I was like "what the fuck is this shit?" and unfollowed him, but other Linux people might fall for it - this video will be a great resource to send to people who do fall for it.

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I don't understand the people who say it's long, like no it isn't, 1:15:24 is a completely reasonable (if not even a bit short) time for the topic.

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- They just don't want to watch it. Length is not really an argument.
  
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- Feature length film bruh. I could be watching half of return of the king instead.
  
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Great I forgot these are a thing!

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Getting old sucks, but it beats the alternatives.

Linux sucks, so make it better.

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- Everyone has their own opinion of how to make it better, so instead of pooling resources and compromising on a single product that advances fast, developers branch off and make nearly identical things with slight configuration differences. It’s the beauty and the ugliness of Linux.
  
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Lunduke may be correct about of things, but he doesn't even touch the surface on the current desktop bullshit.

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Calm down Microsoft

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