listen i'm not saying GIMP is useless but i am saying it's a misrepresentation to act like it's a perfectly acceptable 100% replacement for Photoshop and that its interface isn't totally fuckin busted. like sorry but i have been on Computer since 1994 and it is among the worst UIs i have ever seen
people are so smug about “just drop adobe” and that’s how you know they’re not doing real work with it, adobe is able to be so miserable to people because so much adobe software is literally irreplaceable right now
yeahhhh it's the same with the "just get linux" people 🫠 like okay i'm glad it works for you but it won't for me! what if we all fought for better standards/consumer rights!!!
Every time I bring up the lack of usable, professional applications to my Linux cult friends, they always act like I said some egregious slur or something.
No, really, the OSS solutions are just not up to snuff in most cases, and the ability to work with my decades of prior made files is important!
there is a certain degree of cultlike mentality to the hardcore linux crowd that drives me nuts. they are willing to make Large Sacrifices in order to stand by principals, which is great, but then seem to expect the entire rest of the world to live by their cyberpunk ethos and that aint it
and so many of these people are functionally leeches? like they'll shame you for not using linux or OSS tools but not contribute to the development to make them more accessible or useful. they kind of gain cred by association.
