 I'm being bullied by Linux nerds. Someone needs to come save me. Alright in this video I'm gonna talk about the funniest thing to me So every once in a while in real life I will run across someone who uses Linux and I have this conversation with whoever this person is and it always goes exactly the same way Here's how it goes You know, they're like, oh you use Linux blah blah blah. That's interesting and then the question arises What distribution do you use and usually they ask first because they care and I don't And they'll ask, you know, what distribution do they use and in the back of their mind? Here's what I've realized in the back of their mind every person I meet Secretly wants me to use Ubuntu. Okay, and there's a reason for that and I'll say something like, you know Whatever just through I'm using usually arch Linux, you know, I've used void and Artix parabola different things But usually arch Linux and I'll say that and you know, I know that there's a stereotype Which we're gonna talk about that arch Linux is somehow a hard and elite distribution. It isn't but I'll say arch Linux I won't say it with any kind of gravitas but that immediately evokes a kind of felt inadequacy in a lot of Linux users and it makes no sense to me. Let me be clear But what will invariably happen is the person will say oh use, you know arch or what a void or whatever Well, I'm a noob. I use Ubuntu and they'll say it Apologetically, you know, like as if using Ubuntu is some kind of like crime weird crime and here's the thing that I've realized That a lot of people talk about Linux elitism, okay They have this idea that oh, they're big mean big mean Linux nerds out there We're gonna make fun of you if you don't use all the programs that they want you to okay It's here's my belief. I've been using Linux for I don't know three or four years or something like that I do not think Linux elitists exist. I am not familiar with them I'm not it in real life now. There are people who will recommend you to use more, you know Less accessible programs that have I don't know yield a lot of benefits for you But I've never really seen someone who will lord over others You know, usually when you meet someone who actually knows Linux and let's say you meet Let's say I meet someone who knows a lot more about Linux than me Usually there is so much mutual Excitement and just finding someone who knows Linux that no one is gonna make no one's gonna nitpick what programs or distributions you use So that's the thing first off and I think on the internet as well, you know It's like people nowadays. They don't understand memes like when people are Having distra wars between each other like it's literally just a joke. Don't be autistic about it Like I cannot understand this I do not think that there is a single actual Linux user who legitimately thinks they're better or worse than anyone else Well, there are people who think they're worse, but there are people who no one who really is a Linux elitist out there I am not familiar with them and I think a lot of it is just like people Misunderstanding memes, you know people will get into Linux and they'll they'll get bullied because they I don't know used system D or something like that and it's not like I It's not like anyone cares, you know, no one cares if you use Ubuntu or something like that now if let's say someone you're talking to doesn't like system D Well, if they don't like it, they'll probably explain to you why and they're not doing it to dab on you They're doing it to explain why they think you shouldn't use it and you have the option to change But whatever happen, you know what happens is that you know People get imprinted on the software that they use for, you know, no reason because it's convenient because it's in the default and solovu bantu and They get these feelings of inadequacy whenever they someone is doing something else and what I'm trying to say in this video I'll go ahead and get to the point Is that like people who are and this goes to anything in life, but definitely using Linux distributions just because you know There's such a huge world You can't get in the mindset where you constantly feel inadequate about what you're doing Especially if it's a learning experience. I mean, I've talked about the same kind of thing in a you know programming in general I remember I did a video a while ago on It was something on Python right and it's sort of it used to be a meme on my channel Maybe it still is that you know, everyone hates Python, you know Because why Python is the you know first language you learn nowadays if you take computer science So it's fun to just laugh at Python now, of course, there are real reasons not to use it for Some projects because it is you know one of those higher level languages And if it's you know run it it runs a little slower than some other languages that are quote-unquote harder So there are reasons not to use it, but you know fundamentally what happens is that people When they learn Python a lot of times they just get imprinted on it They identify with that language in the same way that they identify with using Ubuntu and anyone who comes around and You know in total totally good spirits tells them. Hey, you should probably not do you know You should probably not write this on Python Hey, you know, maybe you should try other distributions. You might actually enjoy them But for whatever reason people have this sort of egocentric mindset when they interpret everything is like a kind of Like a salt against them and it's so weird and I'll tell you on the internet You know the sarcasm the irony doesn't necessarily it's like not always clear But in real life, it's a lot easier like you will never see someone in real life unless they're just like They I don't know they just overdosed on memes You're never gonna see a Linux user in real life Just like make fun of you for the distribution you use and you know I the reason I do this is because I've seen a lot of times people see me on the internet and I'll be you know I'll just have a video where I'm using arch Linux or something like that Oh, here's how to do this on Arch and I'll get these total weirdos In the comment section actually everyone's basically a total weirdo But these particular types of total weirdos who will say things like um, oh You're just doing this to flex on us and you know blah blah blah and you know arch users are so elitist Like I literally have a channel dedicated to making Computer usage and using Linux easier for people and they they think I'm not trying to be an elitist in doing it And here here's the other thing about so-called Linux elitist leadists You're damned if you do you damned if you're if you don't okay because let's say that I use arch and You know, I'm always telling people hey, you should try arch. It's it's a good distribution Well, then you know, I'm you know, that's bad for me right because oh, he's he won't stop talking about arch He's always flexing on people how he uses this elite distribution. Well, what if I don't tell people? Okay, what if I said what if I don't mention it? Whatever I'm like, no you use Ubuntu then you get accused of oh well He's just trying to keep it in an elite club He doesn't want anyone to join and it's the same thing with using Linux generally, you know The same thing normies look at Linux the same way and their base again They're based on the same kind of implicit inadequacy. Okay. I mean, here's my theory about normies who don't use Linux Basically all of them and I was I was like this as well when I used to use Windows and stuff I sort of knew Linux was out there and I sort of knew the advantages of a free ecosystem But I would make up I would make up reasons for not using it now the real reason I didn't use it is I'm just not familiar with it And that's a that's an okay reason not to use Linux if you don't know you don't know the benefits You don't know how to you know benefit from it and stuff like that That's a fine reason not to use it like I'm not blaming anyone who who isn't familiar but you know to pretend that there's some other reason for that is sort of silly and you know people who a Lot of people in Linux will say stuff like they'll make up reasons for you know why I have to use Ubuntu why I have to do this when the people around them are not trying to bully them They're just trying to like dude. Just try it out like it's like it's not too difficult to It's not an issue of elitism or anything like that. It's just like what why don't you just do it? I mean and and again like I think a lot of it is like people people see memes on the internet and You know, oh, they see arch memes. Oh look at these arch people. They're so they're so mean They're always talking about it look at people who use gintu and blah blah blah and they're always dabbing on how much smarter They are than you and you know, the thing is Excuse me head to pee the thing is, you know, I don't want to say like we're all one big happy family or something like that Because that's really lame But no one in Linux is really that antagonistic to other people So we going ahead. Here's my recommendation to people who are new using Linux and again This applies to everything else in your life frankly because I think there's a tendency for people I think that the idea of elitism is overblown like it does not exist in the way that people think like people who are skilled at something They do not spend their time thinking about how much better they are than others Okay, that just does not are me. I don't know. Maybe everyone else does I don't okay, and I don't think other people who are genuinely skilled Uh, find it pleasurable that they're just so much smarter than other people I think what ends up happening is you you take your skills for granted you forget what other people know And you know that's a benefit to them in the sense that you know, you're not going to dab on them for being stupid But it's also sort of uh You know it maybe isn't the best for them There are a lot of videos that I don't do because I sort of have the idea that everyone knows about them And then I'll get really basic questions because I sort of forget how Not how dumb people are but you know how much they're not familiar with and you know, I'm not no one is really motivated Um, you know once you attain a certain level of skill You're you're always looking ahead not behind You're not looking at like how dumb you used to be and what a great opportunity it is To show how superior you are Um, you're thinking of it in terms of you know This is this is what I can do. I can show other people what I can do Um, but the thing is people who are actually elitist If there are any in linux, you know, it's just people who are in it for the wrong reasons You know what I mean and again I I legitimately I've been around been in this I don't I hate the word community. I'm such a gay word. Okay in this community quote-unquote for uh several No, I'm not gonna I disavow that word. Um, but I've been using linux for a while I've been hanging around people who use linux and I legitimately don't think I can find anyone who's actually Elitist, okay. Now. I think there are people who do things for dumb reasons. Um I've done videos on like what is the system d issue which I think is sort of overblown Um, but that even that is not elitism It's just people who Run with particular arguments for what they believe when you call someone an elitist You sort of diminish the actual thought that they put into what they're they're saying And it's a way for when you call someone an elitist. It's just a way to um I I guess say oh their opinions it's weird their opinions don't matter because they know more than me It's totally backwards. And um, I remember in a video I think it was by chris a capenti. He made the point that in technology We have this weird mindset where um people who are are more skilled are less worth listening to Like if you do something, um, if you do something really impressive on the computer, that means you're a smart person And um, you know, if you're a normie out there Well, you shouldn't listen to a smart person because they can just magically do things that you can't So you have to take advice from people who are below you. That's the mindset. You know, if I tell someone Um, I think the example that chris used is hey, you should use firefox for this or something like that You know people say oh, well, you're a nerd man. I mean, you know too much about this Of course, you're gonna use that I have to do the exact opposite of what you're doing Uh, which is sort of I mean imagine having that mindset and anything else All right. So anyway, that's about it. Sorry if I sounded I sound winded. I'm walking through this really tall grass It does not look tall, but to move my feet through this really hurts. I don't know. I anyway, I gotta get back to my house Um, so I'll see you guys Don't be an elitist but more importantly don't Don't assume that everyone around you an elitist Really when you do that, you're just tacitly assuming that People are better than you and I'm not a motivational speaker, but I mean focus on yourself Instead of other people whatever