Critical_Insight @ Critical_Insight @feddit.uk

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What annoys me the most with installing apps this way is that I have already installed several and while having been succesful I still have no clue what any of this does. What is sudo? What is apt-get? What is repositorie? What is package? I just don't know what any of this does and blindly following instructions isn't teaching me anything. When I try to looks for explanations or tutorial videos I'm just met with more jargon that I don't undestand. GUI is really intuitive for me as it helps me to visualize what's actually happening but playing around with terminal is really abstract and confusing. If I'm met with an error I'm completely stuck then. Only troubleshooting I can do is to make sure I typed the command correctly.

I can assure you that my car isn't tracking anyone. It even lets me go sideways without needing to ask for permission first.

Thanks!

In my case its that I just get stuck into repetative negative thought loops. My default assumption always seems to be that the worst case scenario is going to happen even though it never happens. I'm just really good at convincing myself that nothing is worth trying as I'm probably going to fail anyways.

Really appreciate your replies dude. So many are being a bit of an jerks here, but you (and few other) have been really helpful.

Is malware specifically a problem on Linux then?

I'm already paying for Mullvad

Thanks for the explanation. However trying to run the first command gives me sudo: curl: command not found

So I'm stuck right there in the first step lol

I'm giving Linux a chance because people here recommended that I do and now you're telling me to use Windows.

I'm on Ubuntu 23.10 (I think)

There indeed is an app store from where I installed few apps before. I need to check if they have Mullvad there. I do much prefer installing apps thru a GUI. While I know how to follow instructions and copy & paste these commands into terminal, it's frustrating as I have no idea what any of these does. I might just aswell be unknowingly installing a keylogger or something.

That's even more confusing.

I just don't get why on windows and mac I can download the app from their site, install it and it just works but on Linux I have to do everything thru terminal. It's not that I can't get it done but it just seems insane to me that it has to be this difficult.

I was talking about nazies. Literal nazies. Racism is just a slice of it.

I see the huge demand for nazies but I literally never encounter them anywhere. People are calling Elon Musk a nazi for example so pardon my scepticism when I hear claims that it's on a rise.

My anxiety but probably not going to happen.

You have my attention

If human brains can do it then it can be done. And it can probably be done better too. I don't see any reason to assume our brains are the most energy efficient computer that can be created.

Also, my original argument is not about wether AGI can be created or not but wether we could keep it in a box.

Anyway, it's just a philosophical thought experiement and I'll rather discuss it with someone that's a bit less of an dick.

Sure, but I never claimed that they don't exist. I'm just very sceptical about the claim that it's getting more common. I don't even remember when I last time saw a proper skinhead. Even those seemed to be way more common 15 years ago. And yes I know not all of them are nazies either.

Remember to tie the other end of the rope to your belt loop or something.

Because they're not made by Razer

And the person who posted it is far more likely to be an edgy teenager than a literal nazi. My question still stands.

Is it though? Or are we just calling more and more things nazi that in reality aren't? I can only speak for myself but in my case that word has entirely lost its meaning. It's basically calling someone stupid.