tl;dr: "Growing up sucks because it makes everything look the same old."
I mean... yeah. That is why you have to stop wishing for "the same old" over and over again and embrace the new. And yes, I (also) think DRM has no other purpose than to hinder performance.
t. am (also) a 80's "kid".
Yes officer, this heretic right here.
"But can Linux install things via a single .exe file? HAHAH EAT IT NERD!"
- 10'ish years ago past me, before discovering the magical wonders of the package manager
Stop talkimg about your ex, Cartman.
It's like we are in a big, nonstop Southpark episode.
"Honey! Our TV isn't showing up channels!"
"Gee, fine. Hold on."
ssh gnu.linux@1.2.3.69
cd /sys/devices/tv/channels
cat channels_list
[none]
Ah, *beep.
I'm unironically considering ditching any online interaction(s) on the internet and use my PC solely for offline content (write documentaries, texts, play retro games). Because I really don't want to use the internet with that level of intrusion in my pc.
Wha? Even a bleeping potato can run Linux nowadays, with zero issues at day 1.
t. Got a Orange pi zero 3, and the lil' bastard is rocking solid -- even with (near zero) support.
So you are telling me that really soon I'll have genes inside me removing cancer and even "fixing" some "unfixable" things like poor eyesight and even brain-related ones? Sign me up.
We've reached a point that technology is not improving, but degrading -- who on earth is going to accept this as is and let third parties acquire random information about them, including their credit card? I mean, if a hacker manages to bust (whatever feature that allows this bs to happen) and forward info to them instead of the meta HQ -- they are going to have a heck of a honeypot.
He is in for a surprise when he realizes GNU/Linux is much more convenient than Winblows.