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So today I went to watch spider man BND at the movies with my sister and brother in law.

I was really excited to tell him that i set up a Jellyfin server with hundreds of Movies and shows on Linux Mint.

He told me "bruh just use Arch you'll learn a thing or two. Besides, they teach Linux Mint to 2 to 3 y/o olds nowadays"

I'm sorry what 💀

I mean my sister was right beside me so i didn't say much but tf u mean they "teach mint to 2-3 y/o"???? Tf??

What's wrong with Mint? Why should I be ashamed?

Sorry old Boomer mcse mouse click engineer Windows jockeys. If you run Windows you are not one of us. You don't know computer science nor have any technical background to solve real world business IT problems.

Linux is the best and only desktop OS for anyone who is into technology. Prove me wrong?

We are a large enterprise with offices all around the USA. We're trying to decide which Linux distribution is best for employee workstations.

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1. "Dual‑boot is easy, just install Linux alongside Windows."

Linux users routinely tell newcomers to:

• overwrite the Windows bootloader with GRUB
• share a single EFI partition
• install both OSes on one disk
• let Linux manage the boot chain

Then when Windows updates and rewrites its boot entry (which it always does), GRUB breaks and the user blames Microsoft.

2. "Linux supports all hardware -Windows propaganda says otherwise."

What actually happens:

• Linux users tell newcomers "everything works fine."
• Newcomers install Linux on brand‑new laptops.
• Webcam doesn't work.
• Microphone doesn't work.
• Fingerprint reader doesn't work.
• Wi‑Fi is unstable.
• Suspend drains battery.
• USB controllers behave weirdly.

Then the user blames Windows or OEMs for "locking out Linux."

The truth:

• IPU6 webcams need special modules and calibration files just to not produce corrupted images
• Some laptops have no onboard sound under Linux at all
• Some USB controllers break networking entirely
• Some machines drain battery even when powered off because Linux can't control the USB power state

This isn't Windows' fault: It's Linux users pretending hardware support is universal.

3. "Just disable Secure Boot."

Linux users tell newcomers:

• "Secure Boot is Microsoft spyware."
• "Just turn it off."
• "It causes issues with Linux."

But disabling Secure Boot:

• breaks BitLocker expectations
• breaks Windows kernel integrity guarantees
• breaks Windows device‑security baselines
• breaks OEM security compliance
• breaks Windows Hello trust chains

Then when Windows complains or refuses to boot, the user blames Microsoft.

4. "Just shrink your Windows partition from Linux."

Linux users tell newcomers:

• "Use GParted, it's fine."
• "Linux partitioning tools are better."

But shrinking NTFS from Linux bypasses Windows':

• volume shadow copy
• NTFS journal
• bad‑sector map
• metadata consistency checks

Then Windows boots, sees a partition that was modified behind its back, and:

• runs CHKDSK
• finds inconsistencies
• sometimes fails to repair
• sometimes corrupts the filesystem further

And the user blames Windows for "being fragile."

Windows isn't fragile. Linux users are telling people to use the wrong tool for the job.

5. "Just disable Fast Boot / Fast Startup."

Linux users say:

• "Fast Startup breaks Linux."
• "Turn it off."

But disabling Fast Startup:

• breaks Windows' hybrid boot
• slows boot times dramatically
• breaks OEM power‑state expectations
• breaks Windows update staging
• breaks hibernation‑based restore
• breaks some laptop battery‑optimization logic

Then Windows behaves worse, and the user blames Microsoft.

Fast Startup isn't the problem. Linux users are telling people to disable a core OS feature because Linux can't handle NTFS hibernation states.

6. "Just mount your Windows partition from Linux, it's safe."

Linux users tell newcomers:

• "You can access your Windows files from Linux, no problem."
• "NTFS‑3G is stable."

But:

• Windows hibernation leaves NTFS in a semi‑open state
• Fast Startup leaves NTFS in a semi‑open state
• BitLocker leaves NTFS encrypted until Windows unlocks it
• Windows updates leave NTFS staged for changes

Mounting NTFS in these states from Linux can:

• corrupt the filesystem
• break Windows updates
• break bootloader entries
• break BitLocker recovery
• break restore points

Then the user blames Windows for "being sensitive."

Windows isn't sensitive. Linux users are telling people to mount a filesystem that Windows explicitly warns against touching.

7. "Just install the NVIDIA driver from a PPA."

Linux users tell newcomers:

• "The distro version is outdated."
• "Use the PPA, it's better."

Then:

• the kernel updates
• the PPA driver doesn't match
• DKMS fails
• Xorg fails
• Wayland fails
• the system boots to a black screen

And the user blames NVIDIA or Windows for "making Linux hard."

8. "Linux gaming is fine now -Windows is the problem."

Linux users often tell newcomers:

• "Everything works perfectly now."
• "Proton fixes everything."
• "NVIDIA is fine."

Then:

• games break
• anti‑cheat breaks
• shader compilation stutters
• performance tanks
• drivers regress
• Wine updates break compatibility

And the user blames Windows for "making games Windows‑only."

Windows isn't the problem. Linux users are overselling the current state of Linux gaming.