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this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2026
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do arch people actually say this? :p
I've been on Arch or Arch based systems for 13+ years now. It used to be an incredibly annoying joke. I mostly saw it used to mock Arch users. But since Arch is more accepted now it seems to have morphed into a (mostly) funny meme. I never ever said it until this year though lol.
you've joined the groupthink :p
Shit, guess I need to switch to an even more niche distro so I can sit on a high horse and feel smug about being a unique and special edgelord. Internet memes are for peasants!
Well, I am an Arch people, and I did say it, lol
(tho it is only as a joke, lol)
they say it on reddit, the same place where people post photos of their desktop and refer to it as 'ricing'