BladeFederation

That would be a bitch ass move reddit would do, yeah. "Oh don't worry, you can use a VPN, just log in!"

logs in

banned

I hate that "you were blocked by network security" page so much. Fucking smug fedora wearing neck beard with his arms crossed. What the fuck fo you think is going to be the difference of someone using a VPN vs being logged in with a VPN on network security? You're just lying to me reddit.

This sounds like a settings problem, especially since Firefox works. If I had to guess, you have scripts blocked. The modern web is made of JavaScript. You may have to let that one go. That's the only setting I've personally experienced that breaks things besides Tor connections or VPN which can technically be built into a browser.

There is very little benefit to rooting these days. It is safer and easier yo just use a custom ROM.

It can be useful for drawing and photo editing without a mouse. Since I don't do that much, it is practically useless

Are you me?

Dang, everyone is so much nicer in the Fediverse. Now I feel like an asshole for poking fun at you a little bit. My bad. What error are you getting on boot BTW?

I've gotta say, I didn't expect this argument on a Linux enthusiast sub in the Fediverse. A few hours to restore backup files and configuration files is not a luxury lol. I mean, I get really busy sometimes and don't even have a few hours to spare to re-image, but damn. I find time eventually. You probably have a backup system in place already too. If you care enough to complain, you care enough to fix the problem.

I am baffled by the "daunted" comment. I thought about commenting "skill issue", but this just isnt even the case here. You're already past that. You moved off Windows or macOS, you probably tried several distros before landing on one. I can't imagine the venn diagram of people who care about systemd and the people who are afraid to try a new distros are anything but two separate circles. And I can assure you non-systemd distros are not really any different in practice. I think I ran into one niche app that wouldn't work without systemd on antiX. Otherwise, same old same ole.

I appreciate the apology in advance, but it is not necessary. I am happy to have a civilized conversation like we are having, even if we disagree.

To my knowledge, the arguments against systemd boil down to:

1. They recently added an option to ask for age verification, which distros do not have to use, and I believe they walked it back already.
2. It goes against the values of Linux to have a singular project be responsible for many functions instead of doing one small thing well.
3. It is large-ish for what it is, and could be more efficient with resources.

Now I'm not here to tell you to care or not to care, that's your own prerogative. But think about the type of people who WOULD care, given the context? Is it gamers who bought a Steam Deck off the shelf and may not even know what Linux is? Or is it a specific subset of Linux enthusiasts who are a specific subset of PC enthusiasts who are a specific subset of people who use Linux machines? I think we can both agree it is the latter 99.9% of the time.

To your second point, you have more or less invalidated the 3rd possibility of not liking systemd. It simply works better in most cases. Alternatives are not that much worse or anything, that's just what it is right now. COULD it potentially be better if it was the way we imagined it in our head? Maybe, but then just make your own version if you know how to make it better. But to really ANSWER your argument, by "less people will use it", I mostly mean distro devs. It got forked immediately after the slightest hint of age verification. If it becomes an actual problem, you can bet it will swiftly be replaced by most distros, and non-tech people will not even realize it happened. Especially if that subset of Linux enthusiasts who don't like it start jumping ship for others distros that don't have it. Things change allll the time in Linux. Nothing is irreplaceable or unforkable.

Yes, women do very much enjoy sex. Pleasure and pain can be mixed in enjoyable ways during sex, but no, it is not normal to experience pain during sex, nor is it required. You have to be lubricated enough. At the doctor, they will use their own lubricant, but having a stranger examine you is one of the least sexy experiences out there, and they use a somewhat sharp, cold metal instrument to stretch and hold you open beyond what inserting a penis would do. So it is not surprising that it hurts and is uncomfortable. Sticking something inside yourself "cold" with no buildup or sexual desire will have a similar effect. It is not a pocket.

A few things:

Since it appears you have not had sex before and don't use sex toys very much, you probably still have your hymen intact. This is a membrane that will eventually be torn by inserting something. Sometimes this is a bit painful, sometimes it bleeds, sometimes you don't even notice. Once that is out of the way, you should be good to go.

Key word being "should". It is always possible that you have a condition such as vaginismus, which causes unusual pain. If so, there are types of physical therapy that can help or overcome it. Talk to your doctor if you are concerned. Tip: you may want to bring a man with you, even if it is your dad. Vagina stuff is often not taken seriously by doctors. It is dumb but I don't make the rules, just stating facts.

"This is a movie I am interested in watching". That's what you need to know.

As previously mentioned, I do not have a dog in this fight. I do not personally care if my distros has it or doesn't have it. A lot of distros use systemd because they like it. If you don't like systemd, you can use something else. If systemd starts to get really bad for some reason, less people will use it. That is the circle of life, and why open source works as a self correcting economy.

Also, like... I do prefer to be up to date for gaming & optimizations from gaming focused distros. But if I am being honest, the single digit percent increases are not that noticeable vs something like MX Linux.