Part of the problem with any social media platform is that, proportionally, you see more from chronically online people than well-adjusted people. And those chronically online people are less likely to demonstrate empathy or tact.

And I imagine the Linux community has a higher percentage of those people than others.

On top of all of that, people in the Linux community often focus on solving problems. This can be really great, but it can backfire when someone just wants to vent and isn’t looking for a solution. So when a solution is offered and subsequently rejected, things turn sour.

When I recommend Linux to people, I usually try to explain it from my own experience. “Yeah, I finally got fed up and tested out Linux as my main operating system. It was super easy, and I was able to try it before installing it to see if it worked. So far I’m really happy with it. You should try it!”