Linux Is Best on Nostr: Denial is a funny thing, while also being deeply concerning. Yesterday, I wrote how ...

Denial is a funny thing, while also being deeply concerning.

Yesterday, I wrote how forum communities, particularly support forum communities have a good reason to fear, Artificial Intelligence (AI). The pushback, only further validated my statement, but I'll dive deeper, as to clarify the point.

Linux.

You know, the operating system, you tell everyone, since you first decided you liked Linux and hoped others would use it, that it could be anything you wanted it to be.

The problem is, many of you, have a very bad mindset of what you want it to be. And by that I mean, you want Linux to be however you imagine it, but for everyone. You take some personal issue or have some sense of control whenever someone else envisions their Linux system differently.

Let me be clearer.

It is your computer, right? You want things on our computer, your way. That is the beautiful thing about Linux, you can do that. Now, take into the fact, that you were not born knowing all things Linux. You learned from others, and they may in turn learn from you. That is the whole point of community forum - to help and discuss the betterment of using Linux.

The problem is, if I or someone else wants to achieve, "random" (whatever that random thing is), instead of wanting someone to make Linux their own, as you have, you want their system, on their computer, to be like you. Imagine, someone held that mindset toward you, when you first were making your computer, your own. How awful would that have been?

That poor user will ask for some advice, because they either lack the knowledge or because they've applied what they knew, but someone isn't quite right. And it is good that you provide alternative solutions, because that knowledge and wisdom you have can be, both insightful and educational. But not if you have nothing to add to helping the user achieve their goal in the manner they have outlines.

Again, let me be clearer.

If someone wants to achieve "random" and you know it can be done, you should tell them how they can achieve it. Afterward, you can also tell them how you may have achieved it, or you can give them your opinion on why or why not, you would do something.

Many of you do not do that.

Instead, you lecture the poor soul, who likely has spent a considerable amount of time, frustrated, and turned to the community as a desperate act. The reason why it is a desperate act, is they likely avoided coming to the community, even dreaded the idea, because most times they expect to be lectured and debated, instead of helped.

This is why AI is a threat to you.

AI, right now, is not perfect. Sometimes it gives bad advice. But AI is improving, while you are not. And by that I mean, you're still the type of person who is not helpful and who while telling people Linux can be whatever they want it to be, still tries to enforce your way, and not accept that others are different, and they want to do things their way.

I have seen whole threads be hijacked with pages of users telling someone "no, not like that" and when someone finally gave the user what they wanted, they were shunned.

AI does not do that. AI hears the question, provides the answer, and then gives some insightful views and alternative suggestions. It already does the thing you fail the most at.

So yes, you have much to fear, but you do not have it, if you better yourself.

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