i think the problem with a lot of linux people is that they assume the two types of computer users are
people who only use their computers for web browsing and email
and hyper-nerds who have the time and energy to stop everything they're doing for a couple weeks and learn an entirely new workflow
which is pretty convenient for them, because linux works great for those two types of people
in the several years i've been using linux, there's definitely been effort on the development side of things to reach the people in the middle (especially in the GNOME project, those folks are doing great work)
but the takes i see from Online Linux People are. not that
@methyltheobromine if people are ignoring what's "written right on their screens" then clearly it isn't clear enough. pretty basic UI design
@methyltheobromine it can, actually
good design solves actual problems that people have. good design does not take into account any form of "personal responsibility" or w/e. again, pretty basic stuff
@methyltheobromine so you expect that every linux user ever will understand what gdm is, why it's important, and what happens when you remove it from your system