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  • chloroken@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.mlWhy sometimes Linux is hard to switch to
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    2 days ago

    Going from CachyOS to NixOS because you bricked something is wild. You very clearly have no clue what you’re doing and I regret to inform you that your choice of distro will not make an impact. But it isn’t all bad — you could stop panicking and acting like you know what you’re doing and learn about the technology you’re trying to use.

    Or keep switching distros forever. I’m sure that will work too.










  • Yes, if someone is curious and wants to understand it, the definition is insufficient. Yes, starting an academic discussion with such a definition is bone-headed. But you’ve plainly claimed that merely stating the definition belies a probable lack of Marxist comprehension which is bizarre and untrue.

    I can appreciate the quote you delivered, it is eloquent and useful and enlightening. But I insist that the word “communism” in common parlance is not a fetish with magical properties. It has a valid definition and using that definition absolutely does not mean someone doesn’t understand historical materialism nor dialectics.



  • If someone asks what an elephant is, they’re told it’s a large mammal with tusks and big ears. If someone asks what communism is, they’re told it’s a classless, stateless, moneyless society.

    Describing communism in a definitional way is not illogical in any sense of the word. It just isn’t useful or helpful without the hard work you allude to. Or in the case of an elephant, maybe a picture or two.