@ Mark
I don't for one moment think you're thick as pigshit or dumb, but I do think you need to develop some awareness outside of your current field of vision.
Simpsons original post was subtle, yes, but with dispassionate reflection it contained a lot of difficult "truth". And unfortunately, you've done your level best to prove his point which seems to demonstrate a jaw dropping lack of self awareness.
Rather than taking it on the chin, agreeing that everyone has a different point of view (and to paraphrase him) tried to get on with people who disagree, you've been rude and arogant. You could have used your knowledge to influence, to drive "the cause", but instead you reinforce old stereotypes and exactly the ones Simpson was doing his best to throw into relief.
Reading back through these comments, you're the only poster, exception me right now, to use the word "fuck" and, in my opinion, without exception, every post you've answered you've done so in a confrontational sarcastic and blinkered manner. To quote Simpson "This sort of behaviour doesn't help you".
The world is not black and white! Can you not accept that you may not be 100% correct and anyone deviating from your view is not by default 100% wrong? I believe you're intelligent enough to understand that, but for some reason on this subject the red mist always wins through - yet another support to Simpsons original post.
My own experience? Disatisfied and disillusioned with XP (and MS generally) for a number of years. Tried half a dozen Linux distros none of which I could get to grips with in a meaningful way as a productivity tool, finally landing in desperation with OSX. And the quality of my experience with OSX means Linux and I will seldom if ever cross paths again.
Natually you'll respond to this as you have everyone else, and naturally you'll rant at me, which is a shame, because I'm open to and supportive of OSS as a whole and Linux in particular. But you won't ever accept that fact because, like you, I'm only open to it on my terms. You champion choice as the unbreakable primary directive, but paradoxically in doing so you insist that I can't choose not to have to make choices I am unquallified to make.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
