So basically, for the last week my dad's old laptop have been absolutely wrecked by update. His laptop restarts while in use without warning, it forces updates and literally bluescreens because of it, all sorts of Windows update process and "compatibility telemetry" are taking 90% of the CPU and memory resources and when I kill them then force restart, the laptop lags like hell for a moment.
So what I'm saying, is Microsoft secretly fucking up with old PCs and laptops that are still good enough to run 10 but can't upgrade to 11? Like what Apple did with their old phones? I've been trying to look for information about this yet none of the tech sites turns up anything.
if you're not in a position to contribute back to these projects, this is more akin to identifying with a brand than doing communism in any sense. it might be a good idea for individuals or groups to switch to linux - I'd argue that's the case for anyone who spends considerable time in front of a computer - but it's not universally true. certainly there's an initial loss in capacity to get things immediately after you switch and overcoming that hurdle can take considerable time and energy - not something most of the working class actually has the excess slack to accommodate. this is something a revolutionary org can fix by taking the burden of self-education off of individuals and sharing it collectively, but in the interim, I don't think it's fair to say that this is the least someone can do.
that's pretty universally true on this website