I notice this especially with my Norwegian learning. People are rude, call me names, or make fun of me on Reddit for using the wrong word or “en” vs “et” or using a direct translation because I don’t know how they say it in Norwegian, like saying somethng like «Ingen av bedriften din!» instead of «Dette er ikke din sak» (according to the casual version of Bing Translate) whereas a Norwegian-speaking Fediverse member would just say something like “You’re doing good, but it’s actually _____.”

  • Quicky@piefed.social
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    But once you make the wrong noises about something, plenty of people show up ready to prove just how mean and horrible they can actually be.

    This is true. Linux isn’t my platform of choice, and the “passion” of the responses that provokes is remarkable.

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      didn’t you know that Linux is the Jesus Christ of operating systems?

      It will save us from our computing sins and heal the world and bring forth a computing paradise!