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  • biscuitswalrus@aussie.zonetothe_dunk_tank•WSJ: "What if we replace the word 'Genocide' with something nicer?"
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    7 months ago

    Did anyone read the article? The problem stated is that genocide is used so much now it's not given the gravity that it deserves. The the problem is apathy and ambivalence. The words weight no longer carries the horrible meaning it describes.

    Smaller atrocities, ones with tens of thousands of deaths, are being called genocides, while those with hundreds of thousands of deaths are not.

    There is no ambiguity in the definition of the word, but it's usage has been used ambiguously and has eroded the interpretation of those who hear it. In practice most can't deny that there has been attempted genocide, but that atrocity doesn't sound bad either, when that could mean a third of a population died is only 'attempted genocide'.

    The problem is the word has lost its meaning and with it, using it doesn't convey the atrocities that it's uniquely designed to describe.

  • biscuitswalrus@aussie.zonetoLinux@lemmy.ml•what caused you to get into Linux?
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    7 months ago

    I'm a primarily Windows systems administrator with about 18 years of Iat field experience.

    While I initially played with Linux to get war3 running back in the day of mandrake/mandriva on and off it was only a curiosity.

    But during covid with work from home windows became synonymous with work. I couldn't sit and use my personal pc any more without a alert, a message, an email, a system in my tool stack (MSP employee). I couldn't relax.

    Then I decided to buy a second ssd and I ran just some Linux, I think popOS. I administrate and use Ubuntu servers at work and in labs a lot, so it was familiar enough to get around and wine had improved a lot. New things like lutris showed me that running overwatch and starcraft2 was possible in a wizard.

    Next I learned about proton and the upcoming steam deck and the compatibility modes in steam and except for some yakuza games almost my 400 title library was unlocked in Linux.

    You know what doesn't work in Linux? Almost all my systems remote management tools. So now if I boot Linux I'm not working.

    I'm not really a Linux advocate. I'm not a Windows advocate. I'm not a mac advocate. Right now I design solutions for companies and while I'm biased I'm tools to tasks minded. The right tool for the job for the workflow, that integrates correctly, and improves productivity and enjoyment of the task.

    Linux fits that for my case for personal enjoyment, but can't possibly fit my use case for my job. It allows me to be disconnected and relaxed. It gave my personal pc meaning again in a covid and sometimes post covid world.