I use Arch btw
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This is starting to get into the "only one joke" territory.
I assume that this stereotype is based on some volume of observation, but it's been dragged and beaten into the ground, and honestly, as someone with decades of professional and enthusiast experience with FOSS, this stereotype just doesn't even strike a chord with me.
In summary, this whole meme is overcooked.
I think it comes from the other direction. Like, the trans and femboy communities are small, but a high portion of them are in tech jobs and FOSS. So this is a stereotype about trans women and femboys all being into Arch, rather than all Arch users being trans women or femboys.
Still overused, but I can see why since the 3 most active communities I see on Lemmy are Linux users, trans people, and Trekkies.
I think you're right about that being the origins of the joke, but the joke is distinctly trying to infer the reverse. Funny in context, but out of context, it's just an obnoxious over-association leaking out of a community.
It's as stupid and culturally braindead as the old 2000s jokes where the entire punchline is the gay guy is flamboyant. haha gay rainbows! Ver funny!
yawn
What does a gay horse eat?
Snaps fingers
HHHHHHAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
It never even landed for me. I've NEVER met a trans person or femmy guy in tech. At least not compared to the swathes of the typical unkempt neckbeards.
Though no one wants to make neckbeard jokes, because that one has ALSO been beaten in to the ground... over and over and over and over...
I thought no one wanted to make neckbeard jokes because it would summon one to "ummm ackshully" all of us.
As someone who works in tech, my stereotype of "average tech worker" is going to be more like a guy named Praveen (there's two Praveens on my team right now). But tech tends to have a lot of diverse backgrounds, since tech jobs usually care more about what you can do than where you're from or what school you went to.
I've worked with 1 known ftm and didn't know until 4 years in. I work in a 250 person org which is fairly progressive. I wonder if it's that easy at a lot of bigger and vc tech.
I have worked with plenty of neck beard types, as well as more average folks. So this meme doesn't match my experience at all.
Yep. Same with the "I use Arch btw" thing. It's so played out.
People here are apparently either foss neckbeards or transfems/femboys, and they are all valid.
I think there are also cis women and trans men here, maybe? But the uniform for them is a gender neutral invisibility suit.
I'm glad trans people and non binary people feel comfortable in Linux spaces. Everyone should feel accepted in what is ultimately about computer software. At the same time, I find it a little confusing just how much content seems to find 1:1 equivalence between trans/enby movements and using not-windows.
I really want trans people to feel comfortable here, but I also feel like the frequent repetition of content like this post sort of commoditizes transness. Am I not a valid trans person if I prefer Macs? Am I not a valid Linux user if I'm happy with my AGAB? Again, really happy trans/enby people are happy here, but when we start saying group 1 equals by definition group 2, people from both groups get left out.
It's an eye roller for me. Feels like a really played out joke at this point but this is the internet where there's apparently no such thing as a dead horse
Horses went extinct same time shame did.
Correction: The Thinkpad is not optional.
But that's the only one i don't have, so i can't say i use arch btw anymore?
"You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master."
When there aren't enough linux girls, the common GNUtaku undergoes a convoluted transformation to fill the pussy vacuum.
Such is the way of FOSS.
"pussy vacuum"
I'm in awe
Gotta say I've never really understood this meme.
Arch users = femboys
I get what the meme is. It does not align with my personal experiences.
yet
I've bene using it for 10yrs. Still just a hairy masculine homo.
That's not okay. What if somebody told you that you'd eventually revert to cisgendered? That'd be very hurtful and rude. Telling this person their sexuality identity will change because you think it should is wrong
That's not accurate, there are other skirt and shirt options, for example a croptop with arm warmers, and dolphin shorts are both acceptable options, the thinkpad can be skipped for a device that has no business running arch such as an ancient mac pro or a dual socket xeon server from a quarter million years ago
a dual socket xeon server from a quarter million years ago
Surely you mean a slot-based CPU, of course. All my cool friends run Slot-A.
My kid wears the black version of the socks and the ears but he uses Windows 10. Is he just missing the shirt and other mandatory items?
It's not uncommon for adolescent catgirls to go through an emo phase; being a teenager is hard and they will grow out of using Windows with time.
That said, if you think they are engaging in acts of self harm - such as setting up active directory, or running an exchange server - you should seek professional support
Yeah, you should get him the other stuff as well. Then he'll automatically download an Arch install and wipe Win10.
When did the standard uniform change from a fursuit to this? I wasn't notified.
Shower (prohibited)
Glad I use Debian
Debian is the same outfit but you have a big ass beard too.
And the dick hangs down below the hem of the skirt.
Hot
Ok ok trans and femboys sure. But what does this say about thinkpad users?
I find the lack of Gentoo representation disturbing. Download a stage 0 tarball, three pots of coffee, and clear your schedule for the weekend. It's compilin' time!
I tolerate no disrespect for Arch users. The Thinkpad is of course not optional. Their Wiki saved me so often, they are forever my hero.
I still haven't quite figured out why [email protected] exists
Someday you will be enlightening
Don't get me wrong, I subscribed and I like it, but I'm still confused to hell and back
No... I only wear my wifes underware....