I have never considered myself to be tech-savvy. However, there is a running gag in my immediate family where I claim to be terrible with computers (eg. “I dont think i could find that, my google-fu is weak”) which my family responds to by reminding me of that one time I did that one cool thing (eg. reminding me about I nearly got suspended because I showed my Health teacher how you could bypass our school’s firewall and buy drugs on a school computer.)

This imposter syndrome continued for a while after switching to Linux, but after having to do a shit ton of troubleshooting I’ve stopped feeling completely clueless. I still have no clue what I’m doing, but it’s honestly really motivating to know that neither does anyone else—outside of the periodic Github technomancer. Linux proved to me that I am good enough, that I can carry my own weight and solve my own problems, and that any failures I suffer are not just fine, they are expected!

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    a running gag in my immediate family where I claim to be terrible with computers

    You don’t want to be known as someone who can fix computers. trust me

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          1 year ago

          One of the best things that came from me using only Linux for last 10 years.

          That I really don’t know how to fix problems on Windows. (Heck, I don’t even know how to fix problems on Linux, just no-one cares!)

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      1 year ago

      I sencond this, just cuz I know how to change the HDMI doesn’t mean I know why your iBook 3 isn’t working, I just figure it out.

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      1 year ago

      I thought I wanted that, but learned my lesson.

      I’m so good at fixing computers that if I had a car repair shop, I would “fix” every car until it became a bike, because I believe, and refuse to negotiate, that bikes are better.