charlie.corder
Well-Known Member
Greetings everyone,
I hope this is the right place to discuss this subject.
One thing I have noticed since switching over to Linux, is the amount of negativity shown by newbies when they first come to Linux.
I have been trying to analyze why that is the case. I now think I have some of the causes of all the negativity.
Here's a little of my background.
I was born near the end of 1934, which was the heart of the great depression. From there we got involved in World War II. That lasted about 4 and a half years. No one knew when it would end, and sometimes thought it never would.
I was 11 years old when the war ended. It was at the same time that I got my first job, as a newspaper delivery boy. It was the morning paper in my hometown. I had to get on the job by 4 A.M. six days a week. No one was afraid or fearful about our safety. It never seemed to enter our thinking back then. {There were killings and such then}.
I was very glad to have a job where I could earn some money.
The society was very different then, from what it is today.
Today we live in a society that seems to be full of fear. Fear to do this, and fear to do that, which is negative. It does not seem to be Free to do this or Free to do that, which is positive.
People coming to Linux from Windows are very much influenced by negativity. With Linux, you are free to do whatever you like with your computer, and that means anything!!! - it's yours! Not so with Windows - it's theirs and you cannot do what you want with it beyond what they say you can do.
I have noticed that newbies find it difficult to believe that when using Linux we don't have to worry about viruses, malware and other junk stuff. It takes them a while to ditch the negativity of thought when moving to Linux, where freedom to do as you like is the norm. {Looking back, it probably took a good two years for me to really believe that Linux was as safe and free as it is.}
We live in the USA where we still have many freedoms left. However, "They say" has become more the rule today than ever before. "They say" generally is totally negative, insisting on the things that we cannot do, not on the things we could accomplish, which is positive.
I am thankful that I got involved with Linux. All my computers belong to me, because they have Linux installed on all of them. One says Apple on the front of the laptop, but Linux is the operating system inside. Others say Windows inside - guess what, not true. Linux is inside now. I have four laptops and three desktops, all with Linux installed on them. They are mine to do with as I please. That's freedom - to explore, wreck, restore, and give away if I want to.
We live in an age of negativity. It's time we get back to positivity.
Please be patient with newbies, as it will take time for them to see just what freedom to use their computer the way they want, is all about.
Thanks for taking the time to read my rant. Hopefully it may help some see just how important freedom is.
Positivity is constructive. Negativity is destructive.
Old Geezer, Tango Charlie
I hope this is the right place to discuss this subject.
One thing I have noticed since switching over to Linux, is the amount of negativity shown by newbies when they first come to Linux.
I have been trying to analyze why that is the case. I now think I have some of the causes of all the negativity.
Here's a little of my background.
I was born near the end of 1934, which was the heart of the great depression. From there we got involved in World War II. That lasted about 4 and a half years. No one knew when it would end, and sometimes thought it never would.
I was 11 years old when the war ended. It was at the same time that I got my first job, as a newspaper delivery boy. It was the morning paper in my hometown. I had to get on the job by 4 A.M. six days a week. No one was afraid or fearful about our safety. It never seemed to enter our thinking back then. {There were killings and such then}.
I was very glad to have a job where I could earn some money.
The society was very different then, from what it is today.
Today we live in a society that seems to be full of fear. Fear to do this, and fear to do that, which is negative. It does not seem to be Free to do this or Free to do that, which is positive.
People coming to Linux from Windows are very much influenced by negativity. With Linux, you are free to do whatever you like with your computer, and that means anything!!! - it's yours! Not so with Windows - it's theirs and you cannot do what you want with it beyond what they say you can do.
I have noticed that newbies find it difficult to believe that when using Linux we don't have to worry about viruses, malware and other junk stuff. It takes them a while to ditch the negativity of thought when moving to Linux, where freedom to do as you like is the norm. {Looking back, it probably took a good two years for me to really believe that Linux was as safe and free as it is.}
We live in the USA where we still have many freedoms left. However, "They say" has become more the rule today than ever before. "They say" generally is totally negative, insisting on the things that we cannot do, not on the things we could accomplish, which is positive.
I am thankful that I got involved with Linux. All my computers belong to me, because they have Linux installed on all of them. One says Apple on the front of the laptop, but Linux is the operating system inside. Others say Windows inside - guess what, not true. Linux is inside now. I have four laptops and three desktops, all with Linux installed on them. They are mine to do with as I please. That's freedom - to explore, wreck, restore, and give away if I want to.
We live in an age of negativity. It's time we get back to positivity.
Please be patient with newbies, as it will take time for them to see just what freedom to use their computer the way they want, is all about.
Thanks for taking the time to read my rant. Hopefully it may help some see just how important freedom is.
Positivity is constructive. Negativity is destructive.
Old Geezer, Tango Charlie
