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People saying just build your own steam machine don't get its appeal (programming.dev)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Doing it yourself would mean visiting one of those build your own pc forums for help, and I think most people would rather kill themselves.

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[–] 14 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

The people downvoting this don't understand how intimidating building and upgrading PCs is to the average person. Like seriously, there's a reason prebuilts exist. Building a PC may seem easy if you're used to doing it, but most people aren't.

A lot of people see a PC as this magic box that runs games and other programs, and they don't dare open it up for fear of breaking something. Heck, a lot of people don't even understand that an operating system is just a piece of software that can be swapped out for other software, and not an integral part of the system they're using.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I know a number of people that have demonstrated all of the required skills at work but the mere thought of plugging unique shapes into the matching sockets scares the fuck out of them.

    Having the electrician at work watch me build a computer and ask "how do you know you won't electrocute yourself?" made me facepalm thermal paste between my eyebrows. He even solders but he seemed serious, confused, and a bit defensive when I said something like "oh fuck off ya turd".

    I think about that every block in the square hole video with the girl crying a lot. At first it feels like its pointing out lousy and exploitable design, but I start thinking that a lot of people won't be able to solve it and it's actually showing how most people think and the girl is the outlier dying from trying to teach people incapable of brain cell.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    It pains me that people are like that. Working with computer hardware really isn't that scary unless you're cracking open a CRT monitor or a power supply for whatever reason.

    I'd like to think that more people would be able to work with computer hardware if they simply set aside their fears and preconceptions and were willing to learn a few things, but like I said before, there are plenty of people who see computers as "magic boxes".

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I've built all of my machines and I'm still afraid to open them up. It always feels like they just worked by chance and if I tinker with it, something's going to break.

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