• bizarroland
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    652 months ago

    I don’t get this. I know the person on the left is the trans employee from Linus tech tips, and I saw in the comments who the person on the right is but I don’t get this meme at all

    • exu
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      1082 months ago

      This is a common meme that you either end up as trans or a right winger when you use Linux for a long time.

      Not sure about the history, but [email protected] is one classic example and enough public figures like Luke or Brian Lunduke incorporate the other side.

      • @[email protected]
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        592 months ago

        Soo, I’ve been daily-driving Linux for 6 / 7 yrs, and occasionally using it since 2013… How much time do I have before I have to choose? Although, given my lack of self-organization, I probably should’ve already chosen but missed the message notifying me of an upcoming / missed deadline

      • Lucy :3
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        132 months ago

        Example № 1 here.

        I love how you can see his right-winginess by just his website

        Based Cooking
        Land Chad
        podcast

          • Lucy :3
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            62 months ago

            At least I have seen countless podcasts with the only goal to shit out right wing content. And it’s perfect for that. Be a nazi, get some other nazi to join you for an hour and talk pure shit about LGBTQ/Migrants etc. Nobody will stop you, and most people aren’t willing to actually debunk a one hour stream of “arguments”. If there even is a comment section.

          • kamenLady.
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            62 months ago

            Only in combination with the 2 above

      • Björn Tantau
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        482 months ago

        She came out about two years ago or so. Sadly no new videos with her moderating since then, as far as I know.

        She goes by Emily now.

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          I would subscribe to Emily if she made a separate channel. They were so chill how they talked about Linux and I she could easily teach how to understand it.

        • @foggy
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          262 months ago

          Damn that sucks that theyve not been moderating since then…

          She’s probs the most knowledgeable seeming talking head on the team.

          • Meldrik
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            192 months ago

            She was pretty much the only one who pushed for Linux content afaik. So if she’s left LTT, that really sucks…

          • @T00l_shed
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            172 months ago

            Super smart. Def had the most technical knowledge from the videos she was in. Nerd levels, but that’s a good thing!

          • @evidences
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            92 months ago

            I think she’s actually left LMG, I either saw a YouTube video from her or am just imagining she uploaded one announcing she had left the company.

        • Ellen
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          32 months ago

          There’s a Floatplan exclusive from two months ago, and I think another one from a little further back. As for the other comments about her leaving LTT, I’ve heard those rumours as well but never managed to find any source for them, so not sure.

  • Jeena
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    522 months ago

    Those are the only two ways? What about:

  • Diplomjodler
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    472 months ago

    Well, as long as I don’t have a stroke or something, I won’t turn into a right-winger. So trans it is then, I guess

  • @[email protected]
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    312 months ago

    It’s the dilemma of any alternative space. People seeking alternatives don’t like the mainstream.

    And with a bit of generalization, there’s two reasons not to like the mainstream:

    1. The mainstream is too oppressive
    2. The mainstream is not oppressive enough
  • @Tenthrow
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    292 months ago

    Who’s the guy on the right.

  • @beerclue
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    Luke Smith was on my watch list when he was talking about DWM. WTF happened to the guy?

      • @[email protected]
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        22 months ago

        It was pre-scrambled. Then after chasing money, he went outside and touched grass, he has not been seen since

    • @[email protected]
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      92 months ago

      I think his recommended reading list still includes “the international jew by henry ford”.

      I’m a fan of old 4chan memory, Linux enthusiast, into linguistics, and off grid living. Why that space has to be just filled with irl bigots that want to deny people’s existences I’ll never fully grasp.

    • @[email protected]
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      82 months ago

      Read some random comment saying he got a “trad wife” and basically quit the internet.

      Last post on his website seem to be from Feb 2023.

    • @[email protected]
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      72 months ago

      I don’t think he had them all to begin with, but he lost the rest of his marbles. To be honest I think if he was a critical thinker and a bit more open-minded, he would have become an anarchist. But sadly he’s a Christian conservative.

      Also as I’ve learned more about linux, I realize he’s wrong about most things there too 😂

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      When people aren’t on internet I always think to myself…

      “People actually enjoying their life don’t need to go on the internet to tell everyone about it.”

  • @[email protected]
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    2 months ago

    A well rounded person would listen to a variety of voices and carefully pick and choose those parts most pleasing to his character.

  • @j4k3
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    122 months ago

    Enter the culdesac. Welcome to the neighborhood. Feel free to script your house wherever you wish to compile it.

  • @Jerkingass
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    62 months ago

    Turning back is always an option.

  • Jolteon
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    -132 months ago

    With zero knowledge of who either person is, I’d go for the one who exercises.

        • @nforminvasion
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          A cool trans Linux enthusiast who used to work at Linus Media Group. She hadn’t transitioned or even realized she was trans for most of her time there.

          She’s really down to Earth, is obviously at least a bit open minded to have transitioned, and presents topics really well.

          • Jolteon
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            22 months ago

            Cool, she sounds like a fun person to hang around.

            Although, I don’t think being trans guarantees being open-minded. I know plenty of people who are incredibly racist, but have no problem with gay/trans issues.