zealot? this is why i switched... so many times i need my computer just to work when turned on but with Microsoft you have to wait for a mandatory update and then have to jump through hoops like we are installing windows software that you have to remember to unchecked all the stupid extra crap they will install on your computer vs just having a single place for all your software and where it all gets updated from.

this person complained about it and switching to Linux would solve their problem

> Wow, zealot much?

someone makes a single, half sentence including the word Linux, and now they are a Zealot? Calm down dude.

Telling someone to just use Linux comes from a position of privilege. Not everyone is tech savvy (no, I don't care about your grandma being able to write her own video drivers) and many people must use software that's not available on Linux. No, the open source version isn't the same thing and saying "just use WINE" is once again coming from a position of privilege. Overall, telling people to just use Linux is one that lacks empathy for individual circumstances.

even if everything you said is true (and thats a stretch), what does that have to do with the person calling the other a zealot for using the word Linux?

It seems by your logic, calling a Linux user a zealot is fine. Also by your logic, if someone casually suggests trying Linux, then that person is abusing their privilege and lacks empathy.

Zealot: „a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.“

Calling someone who says „just use Linux“ from a position of privilege due to a lot of domain knowledge, and therefore being uncompromising, does make sense though.

Telling someone they should personally use Linux to avoid technical problems is kind of annoying lol.