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What a joke, can't believe people still voluntarily use this OS (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, a lot of upholding the letter of the law instead of the spirit of the law as well as following rules without really critically evaluating why they're rules in the first place. (Example: Answering an old thread should be fine, but folks just view it as bad and lock them.)