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[–] eee@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah it's really strange. I'm not a fan of MS by any means, but I've found myself making so many pro-MS comments on Lemmy just because the userbase leans so heavily pro-Linux and anti-MS.

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmy and other Fediverse sites tend to attract folks who prefer FOSS. Early Reddit was that way too!

[–] DarienGS@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not just preferring FOSS, though – it's as if people have to publicly perform their hatred of Microsoft.

[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

thats what anger does usually

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pillorying Microsoft has been a FOSS tradition for decades

[–] visak@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

And then getting downvoted by people who just disagree with your opinion. I'm one of the Reddit refugees so I don't know if we brought that with us or Lemmy was like that before but it's sad to see.

[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It shouldn’t be that strange. Linux nerds are a huge Lemmy demographic.

Much more up on new technology, FOSS, and privacy issues etc. than the general population. Good fit for Lemmy.