Fighting FUD with Humor

Technophiliac writes to tell us MadPenguin in running a review of "Fighting FUD With Humor" Marcel Gagné's 2nd edition of "Moving to Linux". From the article: "The biggest obstacle is fear. Modern Linux distributions are easy to install and easy to use. Unfortunately, we are constantly presented with messages telling us that it's too hard and that the average person couldn't possibly grasp the complexity. That's rubbish. People aren't stupid and people who use computers learn new things all the time."

Re:It's not that it's hard

[mctk]

Screw office, I need games.

Re:FUD???

[spyder913]

FUD is the 4th most common word used on slashdot. Please refer to any Linux, BSD, Apple, or Microsoft article.

Re:HAHA

[Jim Hall]

People are smart... Someone doesn't deal with the public...

"A person is smart, but people are dumb, stupid and panicky." ~Agent K, 'MIB'

"'To start, press any key.' Where's the any key?" ~Homer Simpson, 'The Simpsons'

The BEST way to fight FUD

[Fermatprime]

I must not FUD. FUD is the mind-killer. FUD is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face Microsoft's FUD. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye upon its path. Where the FUD has gone there will be nothing. Only Linux will remain.

Individuals may not be stupid...

[SuperAbe]

People aren't stupid and people who use computers learn new things all the time.

Obligatory Men in Black [imdb.com] reference:

Agent J: Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it.
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.

Uh, yeah. I disagree.

[slackingme]

People are stupid. Case in point: USA's 2004 elections.
People are disgustingly stupid, not because they're born that way, but because we breed them like that. People want ROBOTS to DRESS THEM, FEED THEM, and do their JOBS for them.

And you want them to install/use one of the many Linux distributions out there? Hell, people don't even install Windows! It comes on their "cum-pu-tors" and all they do is click the Internet Explorer icon.

You can't ask people to think when it comes to elections, and day to day life, you certainly can't ask them to "think" and "learn" and all that other business when it comes to their COMPUTERS--devices kept around so they can keep up with the latest episodes of "LOST" and google for "porn."

Mod me down, I'm already in the hole. Someone just had to say it..

Duff?

[ElNerdoJorge]

Homer: Got any Duff?
Bartender: We only sell Fudd in these parts.

Nobody expects the FUD!

[Anonymous Coward]

Our chief weapon is Fear!!

and Uncertainty...

Fear and Uncertainty! Our two weapons are Fear and Uncertainty!!

and Doubt...

Our three weapons are Fear, Uncertainty, and ... hold on, I'll come in again.

Yeah, no one's ever used a command line before

[thirdrock]

because a text command is scarey.

Phew! Because for a minute there I thought that Microsoft sold 6 million copies of DOS.

Re:At the danger of coming across as an elitist...

[Anonymous Coward]

Hate to break it to you, but you're going to die lonely and bitter.

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stupid

[Cyno]

People aren't stupid

Either people are stupid or all the Gods they believe in would exist here in reality.

It all comes down to authority. If you believe that there are forms of authority you should always obey, you might be stupid.

Re:Outlook and VBA are the real killers`

[eosp]

Then there's the ironically named FirstClass.

Interesting Introductions

[bobbuck]

Ever met someone with an IQ of 100.

How many times do you meet someone and get an IQ score with the introduction?? Or other pertinent metrics? For example: "Hi, Bob, this is Bobbi Jo. She has an IQ of 117 and a 36C chest..." Just curious.