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  • Re: Steam On Linux Use Skyrocketed In March - More Than Double ThemacOS Gaming Marketshare

    From Tom Elam@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Wed Apr 15 08:38:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 4/3/26 9:48 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 12:53:48 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

    On 4/2/26 4:38 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

    On 02 Apr 2026 16:52:07 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

    Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Because otherwise, macOS users must be somehow less fun-loving
    that Linux users ... which seems hard to accept.

    Again: how did you get to that conclusion?

    You find it easy to accept the “conclusion” that macOS users must
    be less fun-loving than Linux users?

    This all ignores that what is considered "fun" is a deeply personal
    definition.

    We are specifically talking about the fun to be had with using a
    computer. Games are not exclusively what that is about, but it is a
    big part of it. And Steam has established itself as the sine qua non
    of PC gaming.

    Even then, gaming is only one use, and it takes up time that could be
    used for other activities. The fact that computer gaming is such a big
    thing says nothing good about where society is headed.
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  • From Tom Elam@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Wed Apr 15 08:39:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 4/3/26 4:55 PM, Alan wrote:
    On 2026-04-03 09:53, Tom Elam wrote:
    On 4/2/26 4:38 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    On 02 Apr 2026 16:52:07 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

    Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Because otherwise, macOS users must be somehow less fun-loving that
    Linux users ... which seems hard to accept.

    Again: how did you get to that conclusion?

    You find it easy to accept the “conclusion” that macOS users must be >>> less fun-loving than Linux users?

    This all ignores that what is considered "fun" is a deeply personal
    definition.

    The irony...

    Gaming to run up a score is a waste of time. Just my opinion.
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  • From CrudeSausage@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Wed Apr 15 10:49:59 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-04-15 8:38 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
    On 4/3/26 9:48 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 12:53:48 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

    On 4/2/26 4:38 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

    On 02 Apr 2026 16:52:07 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

    Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Because otherwise, macOS users must be somehow less fun-loving
    that Linux users ... which seems hard to accept.

    Again: how did you get to that conclusion?

    You find it easy to accept the “conclusion” that macOS users must
    be less fun-loving than Linux users?

    This all ignores that what is considered "fun" is a deeply personal
    definition.

    We are specifically talking about the fun to be had with using a
    computer. Games are not exclusively what that is about, but it is a
    big part of it. And Steam has established itself as the sine qua non
    of PC gaming.

    Even then, gaming is only one use, and it takes up time that could be
    used for other activities. The fact that computer gaming is such a big
    thing says nothing good about where society is headed.

    I actually agree with you with the last part. While gaming has spared me
    from the extremes of any depression I might have faced in my youth by distracting me, there is no doubt that it distracted me from putting as
    much effort into my studies as I could have. The fact that it has become
    so expected of men to game is troubling.
    --
    CrudeSausage
    M4 Air
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  • From vallor@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Thu Apr 16 05:17:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    At Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:39:42 -0400, Tom Elam <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 4/3/26 4:55 PM, Alan wrote:
    On 2026-04-03 09:53, Tom Elam wrote:
    On 4/2/26 4:38 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    On 02 Apr 2026 16:52:07 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

    Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Because otherwise, macOS users must be somehow less fun-loving
    that Linux users ... which seems hard to accept.

    Again: how did you get to that conclusion?

    You find it easy to accept the “conclusion” that macOS users must
    be less fun-loving than Linux users?

    This all ignores that what is considered "fun" is a deeply personal
    definition.

    The irony...

    Gaming to run up a score is a waste of time. Just my opinion.

    I guess so is watching a fiction movie, or reading a fiction
    novel.

    "Interactive fiction -- wave of the future, Jack!"
    -That crazy guy from _Speed_

    I was surprised to see I hadn't played any _Elite Dangerous
    Odyssey_ since April 4th. So I started a new colony in
    the North American Nebula today.
    --
    -v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 Mem: 258G
    OS: Linux 7.0.0 D: Mint 22.3 DE: Xfce 4.18 (X11)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090Ti (24G) (595.58.03)
    "Are dog biscuits made from collie flour?"
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  • From rbowman@[email protected] to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Thu Apr 16 05:52:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:17:43 +0000, vallor wrote:

    I guess so is watching a fiction movie, or reading a fiction novel.

    "Interactive fiction -- wave of the future, Jack!"
    -That crazy guy from _Speed_

    I was surprised to see I hadn't played any _Elite Dangerous Odyssey_
    since April 4th. So I started a new colony in the North American Nebula today.

    And then there is litRPG... I couldn't get into that genre. Anna Mocikat
    has a cyberpunk series, 'Behind Blue Eyes' that I enjoyed. 'Cybersquad' is sort of a spin off where game testers are troubleshooting a 'Behind Blue
    Eyes' game that gets into game mechanics but that's a little different.
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