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Who's winning here, exactly? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This year we made good progress. You know, Linux gaming becoming better, Reddit fucking up, Metaverse failing etc. But on the other hand Big Tech has or are planning to make some moves. Such as, Google's Web Enviroment Integrity API (EDIT: they backed off), UK's encryption bill, etc.

So what do you think of the future? I'm currently optimistic. I think the best recent event was Reddit fucking up. Obviously one of the biggest information sources going down that path isn't something to celebrate. But it was bound to happen. I believe decentralized social networks becoming more popular is what Aaron Swartz would have wanted if he saw how Reddit was being managed.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (33 children)

I am seeing it as a net positive. Especially because of the Windows 12 bit, the more Windows is an inconvenience, the more will jump ship, and some will land on linux.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (29 children)

What are some good distros these days to dip my toes in as a gamer who is certainly no pro but knows his way around/isn't afraid of a terminal window?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I recommend Nobara - it's based on the rock-solid stable Fedora, with extra tweaks to make gaming easier.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I ended up installing Nobara on one of my drives. I was going to try Garuda but Fedora seemed liked it'd be less hassle dual booting so here we are! Thanks for the rec, you and everyone else!

I've been self hosting on a pi so felt like a good time to get back into a Linux desktop environment.

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