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@dennyhenke@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

Just had a tech support call with client, a long-time Apple fan/user. He asked why I'd jumped ship. I was happy to explain. But it left me wondering, how folk that think of themselves as progressive or remotely leftish justify to themselves staying with , , , etc.

Have you TRIED any or made an effort to explore a phased transition out of the trap you're in? Do you even recognize it as a trap? When was the last time you took a real look at

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@dgavin@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 7 minutes ago
@dennyhenke @janeishly I have tried it over and over again. FOSS is just too bad UI/UX-wise and waaaaay too ugly for me. Bill Atkinson didn’t die to have his mid-eighties research being trampled on by engineers without a hint of aesthetic and functional know how. I want a computer that is a joy to use. I am Swiss, we have a long tradition of living in the midst of excellent design everywhere. No way I’m moving to the software equivalent of Russia.
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@dennyhenke@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago
@peteriskrisjanis I think that's likely true in the vast majority of cases. Also, comfort. Rocking one's personal boat can feel risky and it does introduce a bit of friction, perhaps a lot of friction into a process that might otherwise be smooth thanks to years of learning.

And yet, sometimes our ethics deserve our full attention and action. Standing up for our ethics sometimes requires that we do these things regardless of the difficulties they may bring.
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@dennyhenke@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago
@peteriskrisjanis My approach has been to write about my recent experiences with my own transition from Apple to GNU/Linux. I'm going to outline a new series of posts from the perspective of someone that wants to begin slowly with a more gradual approach that allows for testing the waters more slowly without an initial commitment.

But in general, I think a more co-operative spirit of sharing from those of us that have made the switch could be helpful to those who are interested.