I appreciate it.

I can’t say I was too surprised about the response. It was a provocative post but that’s kind of the point of the community too. Lemmy on average - it seems - just isn’t too keen on hearing alternative views on issues they’ve already made their mind on. The thing I find most interesting and depressing here is how damn mean some people are about it even though I feel like I’m quite fair in my replies.

On Linux, you can either install it in one command in the terminal

If you know what to type into terminal which for the 99% of users means googling for instructions and in the end you’ve spent as much time and effort on it than you would on Windows. Assuming it works out without a hickup. If you put the right string of text in there but it returns an error, missing repository for example, you’re then stuck there with no clue what to do next.

I think that long time Linux users to who this is second nature underestimate how daunting this is for a novice.

Yeah I’m willing to go thru all this since I don’t use this computer for much other than playing 2 - 3 games so once its set up I don’t need to mess with it anymore. Overall I love the software. I just hate installing stuff and troubleshooting things.

It just seems obviously flawed idea that I’m supposed to just blindly trust some random website and copy&paste code from there and instert it into terminal despite having zero clue what it does and just take their word for it.

Last time I asked help on the Linux community about an issue I was having I was shunned for using the ubuntu store so I tried doing it the “proper way” this time.

I understoon 30% of the terms used in this comment. May explain why your experience with Linux differs from mine.

I don’t necessarily disagree but that is why it will never become more widespread.

Yeah the OS itself was easy to install. No issues with that.

Using the terminal and avoiding snap-software, or what ever it’s called.

With Windows I can just download an app and follow the instructions on the installer and more often than not it works without an issue. Even my grandmom can do that. With Mac it’s even easier.

Well yeah… Having money is not fun. Getting money is fun.

Think about all the things you used to wish for that you now have. Did it stop you wanting more things?

Having things is not fun. Getting things is fun.

Exactly, plenty of genres to choose from in the spawn menu. I too chose to like niche artists only.

I specifically post here with the expectation of being challenged. That’s the whole point of it. I love a good debate.

My blocklist is already over 500 users long. I don’t block people for disagreeing with me. The bubble I’m building for myself is a bubble free from unreasonable assholes.

However, you didn’t really answer my question. Blocking an entire instance is already a feature. That’s way more ‘heavy handed’ than what I’m suggesting.

What about Lemmy instances defederating others? We not hearing from people on Twitter, Threads, Facebook, Truth Social and Gap either, and what about the block feature in itself? If what I’m asking is ‘issue for society,’ then are these not?

I don’t think anyone is in the position to dictate what everyone’s social media feeds should consist of. If someone wants to make them a perfect information bubble, devoid of different opinions, then let them. That’s of no harm to me.

Why do you assume I want to be alone?

Why?

Well yeah, I can see that the thread has received more replies than what I’m seeing.

Also, even if I did see their comments, I don’t see how it contradicts my statement about how I don’t care if they see mine.

Contradiction to the statement before

How so?

I’m not necessarily against that either but personally I couldn’t care less if a blocked person can see my posts and comments. There’s even one commenting on this thread. What I use the feature for is to get them out of my sight. If they want to write me angry comments that I’ll never see, then have at it.