Nobody strap laser beams to their heads

Enjoy each panic attack equally

When you’re old, you stop giving a shit what people think and you can just be weird

Fair enough, the first blackberry with a camera was 2006 (the Blackberry Pearl). So mid-00s smartphone.

Yeah, it has real ‘Early 00s Smartphone Cameraphone’ vibes

I got into computers when I destroyed a Windows 3.11 install on a PC we’d been given.

Nobody wanted to use it without graphics. So I started playing with it and typing words into the MS DOS prompt and reading the output.

I found qbasic and the gorilla and snake games. Then a text editor and so I learned how to make batch files. Learned how to edit basic by trial and error so I could make the gorilla’s bananas blow up the whole screen

Found some DOS games, like scorched earth and a copy of wing commander which led to me learning to hate DRM and also how to operate an unguarded photocopier at my school.

Fast forward 30 years and I’ve picked up a few more tricks

I understand why it exists in online spaces, at the same time it’s on every person to speak up against bad behavior.

I didn’t magically become transphobic because someone was an asshole to me and I can empathize with what caused the behavior.

These kinds of reactions are still wrong and is harmful on both the individual level and to the community writ large. Because of that, people should not feel pressured to accept bad behavior or blamed for not walking on egg shells.

We all have the right to be treated with respect and dignity.

Did you wake up dead?

I understand that transphobic people exist online.

We also need to recognize that being trans doesn’t mean that you’re incapable of being an asshole, engaging in cyberharassment or any other negative social behaviors that all people are capable of.

Much like OP, I’ve been attacked by these people for supporting trans people in a way that wasn’t popular (I.e. not brigading Twitch streamers and harassing children playing Legacy of Hogwarts). I saw a user banned for saying to donate to the Trevor Project instead of brigading and I spoke up in support of them.

I was banned for “transphobia”.

There are absolutely mods/admins using their power in trans social spaces to attack and purge people for no reason other than that they’re not fully aligned with whatever dogma the mod feels is correct.

I just don’t even try to interact anymore. There will always be some chronically online commenter or mod who wants to try to deconstruct your every word choice looking for an angle to accuse you of saying something outrageous.

Alienating allies and bullying people out of the community is toxic and wrong, regardless of your being a member of a minority group.

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There’s a CLI Lemmy app, no idea if it uses vim keys but it would surprise me if it wasn’t an option.

Anyone who can install windows can install Arch using something like EndeavourOS (which, for people who don’t know, is literally just Arch, using a graphical installer and some sane defaults for a desktop PC (Plasma, pipewire, Wayland, etc etc))

You don’t have to do the intimidating “boot from Arch live install medium and install everything manually” on your first run (or ever). I really only do that when I’m setting up a server. For a desktop, EndeavourOS takes a fraction of the time to get going.

Unlike Extended Memory.

I still say you EM users are playing with fire.

Maybe they don’t want to clean up a fresh install of Windows, maybe they don’t own a computer, maybe they don’t have arms, maybe they can’t read

There once was a Whateley so brash,
Who thought all critique was just trash,

But your tongue's been too sharp,
You ignite a dull harp—
Your abrasiveness is nothing but ash.

Your retorts may be quick and they fly,
But they’re empty like clouds in the sky.
If you fail to relent,
Keep on being so bent,
You’ll continue receiving an AI reply.

TempleOS is all anyone needs

Ah, I see DDG has started the slow slide into enshittification.

Start off with a good service, gain a userbase, then start to slowly boil the frog an extract cash.

Average qtwebengine updater

Mad? If by mad you mean passionately tired of playing the fools while you parade your supposed superiority, then maybe I am. Your reduction of a pointed critique to a feeble attempt at rhetorical dismissal doesn’t even scratch the surface of the issue. It seems easier to label my words as a verbose expression of anger than to confront what they truly represent—a demand for accountability and a refusal to accept complacency as virtue.

You wear your certifications like a shield, but they hardly cover the gaps in your empathy or understanding. Call it intellectual posturing if you wish, but my critique is less about academics and more about challenging a system that thrives on silence and mediocrity.

Maybe it’s time to let go of your petty defenses and acknowledge that passion—whatever form it takes—can be a sign of someone deeply committed to change. Until then, I’ll keep calling out complacency, regardless of whether it dents your ego or sparks some uncomfortable self-reflection.

Grow up? Perhaps. But only if you dare to step beyond your comfortable haven of condescension and join a genuine dialogue about the issues that matter.

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Whateley, your constant parade of condescension and self-importance isn’t just laughable—it’s a disservice to any real dialogue about real issues. Every time you dismiss valid frustration with your smug claims of intellectual superiority, you reinforce a tired, elitist mindset that’s utterly out of touch with the struggles most people face.

Instead of taking the high road, you choose to belittle anyone who dares point out the cracks in a system you conveniently ignore. Your rhetoric isn’t an act of mature debate; it’s a display of insecurity, a desperate effort to elevate yourself above others while failing to recognize your own shortcomings.

So here it is, plain and simple: Stop hiding behind your certifications and pompous catchphrases. Grow up by engaging with the issues instead of perpetuating an attitude that’s as juvenile as it is self-serving. If you can’t see the harm in your approach, maybe it’s time for a reality check—a step away from the intellectual posturing and a move toward genuine, inclusive dialogue.