>>106596989
To expand a bit more, with basics I mean learning how to search, and (un)install packages, learn what some terms mean, and where stuff is located (fonts, themes, configs, etc). Think of it as learning how to take care of a car, it's nice being able to change a tire or oil yourself, it's not rocket science. Even if your average joe doesn't know how to, I bet he at least understands it is objectively a nice skill to have/learn. Linux on the other hand is treated as literal rocket science and waste of time, so no one wants to learn even the mere basics (which are not difficult at all), and users are often discouraged from doing so. Could you imagine this attitude in other contexts?
>hey man I learned how to cook pasta today!
>lmao bro don't be such a nerd, you know you can just buy food already made right? cooking? I don't have time to learn useless things like that, I have more important things to do.
This also affects how other people (developers) build their software, just look at Gnome. Some nice ideas here and there but their software is so barebones because they treat their users as retards that don't need this or that. Again, I'm not saying little Timmy has to install LFS or compile his kernel, but if the user knows how to use their system then there's no need for guardrails or simplification.
>Shaw's Principle: Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it.
>>106597098
Afaik that's intentional, picrel.