• DiabolicalBird@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    Gatekeepers are the fucking worst. Every time I start reading up on something there’s always a handful of miserable condescending shitheads being nasty to people because they’re 'not ‘doing it right.’

    Most vegan threads I come across usually has some of these, insulting anyone that’s not 100% on board even if they’re trying to get into it. Audiophiles are pretty much on the same level as hardcore vegans when it comes to being obnoxious (recently saw someone ask why the op was bothering setting up a music system if they didn’t have thousands of dollars to spare, for example). Linux users on support threads is a coin flip of whether they’ll be helpful or insulting.

    Let people ease into things, stop demanding perfection right out of the gates!

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      I think that knowing the definition of veganism is the bare minimum. Gatekeeping is one thing, but you should at least know what the thing you’re trying to join is. If you’ve done zero research, that’s on you.

    • ulterno@programming.dev
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      4 days ago

      Honestly, most of the mid-range PC motherboards give a good enough sound output that one won’t require a separate cheap music system unless they want to disturb the neighbours.

      I make do with my monitors’ speakers, which are pretty cheap. And when I care about sound quality, just use my headphones (which is the only audio thing I put a lot of money on) and having higher fidelity room speakers won’t even help me due to the traffic noise all day.

    • mathemachristian [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      Why is it that when libs talk about “imperfection” it seemingly is about mass murder? This is how they tried to sell genocide joe, then bomber harris, and now this treatbrained bullshit.