Tech gatekeeping Memes

The Linux distribution hierarchy strikes again! Our protagonist thinks they've ascended to Linux enlightenment by ditching Ubuntu for Arch, only to realize they've just traded one form of normie-dom for another. It's the classic Linux user journey—thinking you're special for using something more complex, then discovering there's always someone running a custom kernel compiled on a potato who thinks you're the casual. The irony is delicious—no matter how deep you go into Linux elitism, you're still someone else's normie. It's turtles distros all the way down!

The ultimate tech origin story flex! Someone suggests studying how childhood computer platforms affect problem-solving skills, but when a person casually drops "I installed Linux at age 12," the original poster immediately declares "Autistic children will be discluded for skewing results." 😂 It's the perfect encapsulation of the Linux user stereotype – those who voluntarily configure kernel parameters before hitting puberty are clearly operating at a different level. The rest of us were still figuring out how to set a desktop background while they were compiling their own drivers and writing bash scripts to automate their homework.