Ordinary users perform their tasks, and sometimes during this they find new opportunities.
And advanced users expand their capabilities in advance so that all future tasks fit into them.This idea perfectly summarizes all the differences between ordinary users and advanced ones.At this level of abstraction, it’s easy to understand why Linux is not suitable for most computer users, and WhatsApp normal users are very difficult to transfer to Telegram. Why is that? I tell you under the cut.How users behave
An ordinary person does not turn on his phone (or computer, or any other device) in order to find which application can be delivered. Not to delve into the settings of one application. Not in order to change the color of a panel.He wants to solve some practical problem: contact a colleague, google something or watch vidosiki on YouTube. He just takes it and does it.More precisely, trying to do., Youtube, , Telegram, , , . .
Only in rare cases can a person with boredom start flipping through the list of applications on a smartphone, stumble upon the Weather application, think: “Oops! And this, it turns out, I have it, ”and most likely, after five minutes, safely forget about it and continue to watch the weather in the browser.But there are some people who behave differently. These users are looking for various opportunities, trying to get the most out of what they use, and use the maximum of what may come in handy. They are called advanced users.Do you understand what I mean?Ordinary users have some goals. And they achieve these goals. But sometimes for this you have to look for new opportunities.
And advanced users behave differently. They strive in advance to expand their capabilities so that all their future goals fit into the possibilities.
This is all the difference between advanced users and ordinary users.This rule always works.
And there are infinitely many evidence of this. For example:- . WhatsApp ( ). , , . , : WhatsApp . : « „+“ „-“ », « » . Telegram .
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And so on, so on, so on. Moreover, this rule applies not only to computers, but also to real life, too.When you need to find the nearest pharmacy, coffee shop, cinema, you can use the navigator. Instead, you can walk along all the streets around your home in advance and remember which establishments are near you.On the scale of human civilization, the role of advanced users is played by scientists: they are trying to expand the capabilities of mankind as much as possible so that it can solve as many problems as possible ...But this has already completely bumped me into generalizations.Linux users are advanced users
Linux users are a very (most?) Vivid example of this rule. The whole philosophy of using Linux is to strive to expand its capabilities . So that any goals that arise in the future user, fall within the scope of these capabilities.That is why it makes no sense to popularize Linux as a universal desktop OS for everyone: it was created by pro-users for pro-users. Ordinary users are not going to and will not do such nonsense as searching, installing and configuring various tools in their free (and not so) time. They have no desire to do so.Apparently, this is exactly what I meantmrtuxin his article "The main reason why not Linux ": most users just want to solve the problem.So do not convince all your friends that Linux is the best system for everyone. Better think: do you want to do complex configuration yourself to predict everything that you might need a computer for - and use Linux?In what sense?, , « ». -, … , .
Linux is not suitable for ordinary computer users , and no “distribution with user-friendly interface” will fix this. The problem is at the level of the structure of the system and its philosophy!Yes, Windows in this regard is also very far from ideal. But this is at least something ...In conclusion
So, ordinary users perform their tasks, advanced - they are looking for opportunities. It is important to understand that this is neither good nor bad.Do not try to be an "advanced" or a non-"advanced user" all the time. Make rational decisions. If in some situation you need to perform only a couple of tasks that are different from the rest - do not waste time and effort, use the "ordinary users" method. But if you have and will have many different tasks - be “advanced”, pave yourself all the ways for this.
But let other people make their own choices.
UPD. I don’t know what the problem is: in an incorrectly written article or in lovers of eternal holivars, but the comments are full of endless debates about Linux. Just in case, I want to draw your attention to the fact that this article is not about Linux . Linux is not suitable for ordinary users - this is just a conclusion. The main idea is highlighted above in yellow: simple users do everything for specific goals, advanced users do it for opportunities. And each person in each situation must choose which strategy to adhere to.UPD2. Please note: I am nothingI do not have against Linux itself. Linux is great for those who really need it. But I am against the spread of Linux as a universal OS for everything and for everyone. And I justified this in my article. Although the main idea of ​​the article, I repeat, is different.Thanks to everyone who thoughtfully read the article :)