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As I recall, the prompt was particularly clear about what was about to happen, hence the extra
yes, do as I say!response. Linus was either too stupid or too arrogant to realize that he was out of his depth and should consult someone with more experience.Ignorance and stupidity are very different things. This wasn't a Chernobyl situation where the emergency scram button triggered a hidden flaw. This was a "PRESSING THIS BUTTON WILL IMMEDIATELY AND DEFINITIVELY NUKE, RUIN, DESTROY YOUR SYSTEM" situation.
Most people who has never dealt with Linux will ever understand that having to type a sentence signifies that it is an important message that needs to be read thoroughly. Its more likely for them to think its just a quirk of using Linux distros, such as using sudo.
Honestly, the average person would never figured that out unless they've had experience with it before. Most people can't even read short error messages after something has gone wrong, let alone lines of text full of technical terms they have never seen before in the process of figuring out something as mundane as installing Steam.
I seriously think you guys are a bit out of touch with how non-technical people deals with their OS. The fact that you think its arrogance that made him not consult people instead of him playing the role of a non-technical person really says a lot about your own comprehension skills.
Do not pretend like Linus Sebastian is your tech illiterate grandmother. He's a clown today, but he has had experience with computers in the past. Of all people, he should have known better.
Man, you're really missing the point of that video. I guess when you want to hate on something, most people turn off the logical part of their brain.
Unfamiliarity with the system should make people more inclined to read shit carefully, not less!
That's just fucking common sense, not elitism, and I make absolutely zero apologies for it.
That's not the reality and you know it. If the fact that humans are generally stupid is news to you, you are just being ignorant. And thinking that your common sense applies to everyone is what makes you elitist.