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  • tedd_deireadh@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is anyone else's friends getting really distant?
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    1 month ago

    Same. I’ve always been bad at replying to people in general, and it’s worse with friends that I have to hype myself up to talk to just so I can match their energy. Not their fault, of course, but as you said, you don’t want to bring your friends down.

    OP, I say keep trying. Everyone needs friends and the more, the better. Just keep the judgement low and try to be understanding of where people can be at in their life journey. I promise that they will appreciate you for reaching out.

    As a side note, I’ve gone years without speaking to some friends and when I’ve dug myself out of a hole or they’ve crawled out of the woodwork, we’ve reconnected. And because we were understanding and accepting of what each other has gone through, our relationship is stronger.

  • tedd_deireadh@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What show or movie did you come to understand as a meditation on suffering and loss?
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    3 months ago

    Sure, I’m not much of a critic, but I’ll write down some of my impressions.

    The show centers on a group of workers who willingly “sever” themselves to work for a corporation, so fundamentally it’s already based on loss. The loss of a part of yourself. Then there’s the reasons that they chose to become severed in the first place, and the consequences that severing places on a person. Really, I saw it as a commentary on unhealthy coping mechanisms.

    Apologies, I know that’s rather vague, but it really is a great show and I’d hate to spoil it for you. I highly recommend it.

  • tedd_deireadh@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.ml•*Permanently Deleted*
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    3 months ago

    This is what worked for me in transitioning to Linux. I had tried dual-booting previously and reverted to Windows for essentially the reasons the author listed. Ease of use, familiarity, etc. It was only once I fully committed and deleted my windows partition that I stuck with it, and I couldn’t be happier. Not having advertising spyware as my OS is top tier.

  • tedd_deireadh@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.world•Considering switching from Windows 11 and I have some questionsEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I can speak to a few of your questions. I’ve been fully on Linux, both my laptop and gaming PC for two years now.

    1. Gaming - I use Steam for all of my games, and have had few issues. Steam uses Proton to allow non-native games to run, and it happens all within the Steam client. New Proton versions update within Steam just like your games. I’ve run across a few games that wouldn’t launch or would CTD, but those are few and far between and similar to my experience in Windows.

    Sample of games I’ve played without issue:

    • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    • Horizon: Forbidden West
    • Helldivers 2
    • Red Dead Redemption 2
    • Dwarf Fortress
    • Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
    • Fallout: New Vegas
    • Deep Rock Galactic
    • Sea of Stars
    • Factorio

    I have an Nvidia 3080Ti and use the proprietary Nvidia drivers. From what I recall, the install was painless and I haven’t had driver issues.

    1. OpenOffice - I use LibreOffice, because to my understanding it is actively maintained unlike OpenOffice, and I haven’t had any issues casually using it to view documents.

    2. I use Thunderbird for my mail client and haven’t had any issues setting it up or using basic functionality. It works just as well as it did under Windows.

    3. I installed VS Code or one of the foss alternatives, can’t remember which, and haven’t had issues with it.

    TL;DR that’s really my experience with everything in Linux. Some things are a learning curve, but most stuff just works. I’m also not a tinkerer. I just wanted an OS that works and stays out of my way and Linux has been great for that.