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   Fesshole 🧻 (fesshole@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 03:20:38 JST Fesshole 🧻

   On Linux forums I, a woman, would get ignored and disrespected. These days I ask my question, then switch to a fake account to give a completely wrong answer, then switch back again to thank them and praise their Linux knowledge. The experts show up right away. Sorted.

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     obscurestar (obscurestar@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 06:04:29 JST obscurestar

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     @fesshole I really wish this sounded less legit. :(

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     an actual bus (renardboy@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 08:32:50 JST an actual bus

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     @fesshole Setting the mansplainers against themselves is what's called a pro gamer move I reckon

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     Em & future cats 🇺🇦🐈🏳️‍🌈 (em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 10:20:30 JST Em & future cats 🇺🇦🐈🏳️‍🌈

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     @fesshole Wow, yeah sorry we have so many “superiority complex’s” in technology & science.
     I have a few words to say to people about this exact subject… I will rant about it at a later date.
     But here’s my main message:
     Be kind to one another, people, you have to stop being so “superior” , because you’re not helping anyone learn anything when you behave like this. And no, you’re not “better than everyone” you just “know a bit more of something”.

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     Sydney / Prophet 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (prophetscross@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 13:01:23 JST Sydney / Prophet 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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     @fesshole The issue here isn't the specific "women" part, it's the "Linux" part. I can tell you as a Debian, ex Fedora, ex Arch user, that everyone on Linux Forums is an asshole and no one gives any helpful answers, Linux for me is a trial by fire thing, I've managed to claw my way into kinda somewhat knowing how it works now.