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My family is swapping to Linux!! Finally!!
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I just said no. I'm not going to help you with your computers unless you install Linux on your computer. I can fix all these other dumb operating systems. But I'm not going to do things that are not in your best interest, especially when I'm one doing the tech support.
Like. I'll still love you if you're shooting up heroin but I am not gonna go buy your fucking drugs.
🎼I just said no. No. No. No. No. No. No. Fuck no. No. No. Do this. Now. No. I won't do that. Do this. Now.🎶
Just..... like the world we live in now, I only want to hang out with people that use open source. Period. End of story.
Also, phone etiquette is super important. I will not waste my time around you while you diddle with your thumbs on your phone. Also, I don't want my fucking picture taken unless I know that you have good hygiene and I'll never find myself on the interwebz.
I'm an extremist, and I have no shame. I just say no.
Wow, your extremism is really admirable! Even though I disagree with it