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Why Linux is Best for Most People (medium.com)
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[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The whole point in "Linux for elderly" is that they can't go clickety-click on everything they find and screw things up. You hide everything relating to system config from the graphical UI.

Worked fine for my father for years. I got tired of him skrewing up his Windows. Malware and desktop highjacking was also less of a problem, because Linux is a niche operating system.

Same worked for my cousins son, who mostly played on PS3 back then, minecraft being the only PC game.

...but for the elderly flying solo with no help from anyone, Linux in a no-go.