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What's a bit of good advice that's really bad advice? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by solidgrue@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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You know, like "always split on 18," or "having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do in life."

What's that one bit of advice you got from a trusted friend that you know deep, deep down would just ruin your thing?

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[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

USE LINUX.

[-] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 10 points 9 months ago

But you should do that one. Just don't expect it to be windows with a different coat of paint and you will be fine.

[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Not always an option, nor always a good idea.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

But it's objectively bad advice for plenty of people. Depending on the career or hobby, Linux software is not as good (performance, support, or feature wise) as software running on Windows or Mac.

I understand why people evangelize Linux (and I use it plenty at home), but it's far from acceptable for plenty of use cases.

[-] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 9 months ago

And you can make exactly the same argument for windows or mac depending on career or hobby or performance/support.

[-] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

He wasn't saying that "use Windows/Mac" was good advice, and tbh I've heard those far less than "just use linux lmao"

[-] boyi@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

when can it be bad?

[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

When we already know linux is available (as everybody on these forums knows) but for valid reasons it is not an option in our particular situation.

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