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Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 15:28:19 -0000 (UTC)
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186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:
> On 12/8/24 2:50 PM, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> On 2024-12-08, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Sun, 8 Dec 2024, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>>>
>>>>   The new guys don't know Linux from their assholes so
>>>>   I don't know if it's still there ... they just pay
>>>>   M$ lots and lots of $$$ and if anything goes wrong
>>>>   they blame M$ or external vendors. Tragic.
>> 
>> s/blame/shovel more money at/
>> 
>> Your typical luser now just shrugs his shoulders and re-boots,
>> re-formats, and re-installs, while meekly accepting that this is
>> The Way Things Are.
> 
> 
>   It's not just "users" anymore ... they aren't expected
>   to know much. It's also a very large segment of IT. The
>   goal is to Blame Someone Else - not deal, not fix, not
>   defend, not innovate.

Indeed, *very* much so.  Which is why "enterprise" and "corporate" IT 
environments are so rabid about having "support".  "Support" is their 
buzzword for "someone else to blame so we can cover our assess when the 
shit hits the fan".