Linux Gaming @lemmy.world T-Rex91 @feddit.org 2mo ago

PewDiePie: I installed Linux (so should you)

PewDiePie made a video on why he installed Linux and explained why everyone should do it too. Due to his number of followers, this might be the year of the Linux Desktop? Hooray?

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Isn't this guy Nazi adjacent?
- Tasteless, immature, edgelord, yes. Actual fascist/Nazi, I don't think so. I've never really watched his content. And I will say this. From what I've seen in recent years, he seems to have matured a bit.
  
  The bar for matured for someone with his history should be higher, especially in todays world.
  
  Like making a video speaking against alt right edgelords and Nazis.
  
  Quite frankly, Nazi-adjacent is bad enough, especially when he's made no effort to own up to the problems he's caused. It seems like he very deliberately tries to skirt the line of plausible deniability.
  
  I haven't found him tastless in a long while. He seems to just be vibing living his own life at this point.
- He did a video shouting out 10 lesser known youtube channels that he liked and it turned out one guy who did movie reviews or something had some antisemetic social media posts.
  
  turned out one guy who did movie reviews
  
  https://www.vox.com/2018/12/13/18136253/pewdiepie-vs-tseries-links-to-white-supremacist-alt-right-redpill
  
  something had some antisemetic social media posts.
  
  https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/disney-studio-has-dropped-youtube-star-pewdiepie-after-an-expose-reveals-anti-semitic-videos/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnmRYRRDbuw
"Linux Mint hides the terminal"

*immediately opens terminal to demonstrate*
Screw that guy.
- At least for me its not important what kind of person he is.
  I quite like that a very influental person in the gaming sphere promotes linux gaming.
  Because more users means more content and support
  
  I don’t know what to say except I’m sorry you’re ok with that kind of behavior.
- Exactly...what a fucking ----
  
  Racist
Uh oh, brace for the hordes of people complaining that some anticheat game doesn't work on Linux and therefore the whole thing sucks.
- Maybe he doesn't play any Multiplayer games (anymore) so why should he care. But yeah I also missed that part since some big games could make problems like Fortnite or GTA V MP?
  
  I honestly don't care about PewDiePie, I care more about his audience. And his audience is bound to expect everything to work if PewDiePie advocates for it, even if he explicitly tells them to temper their expectations. That's just how gamers are.
I did not see this coming.

Haven't watched pewdiepie in years, glad to see he's still entertaining.
holy shit this is massive news
I wonder what he did to optimise his Firefox startup time.
- Probably used some flag file like BetterFox in about:config
- Probably just has it run at login in the background.
- Click the icon
  
  Make a cup of tea
  
  It's open and waiting for you
- Something from https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Talk:Firefox/Tweaks
  
  according to Brodie Robertson
I'm so happy for him. He seems so excited about Linux and has done much more customization than I have XD

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