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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It is. But in your defence at this point it only matters when something goes wrong. And that's getting pretty rare.

I think it's why there's such a clear divide between people who "just use Linux" and those who don't. Modern computers hide almost all information that would let you figure stuff out on your own and Linux makes you figure stuff out like once a month.

But all that means is that your choices are more and more limited. And it's how Microsoft is able to sneak such predatory practices into their OS. You can't go anywhere else