Pinephone 64 Issues of a new user US Notheast as of April 2022

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It's not that you 'have' to learn your way around the shell, etc. it's that doing so makes it easier to figure out what went wrong when things go off the rails. Sort of like being able to fix your own car (or anything else). Yes that takes time and effort, but it gets easier with time. And (IMHO) worth it.

And, all due respect, it's a (IMO very healthy) aspect of the DIY/hacker ethos. To try and figure things out, to take them apart, to learn etc. The whole world is full of consumers who just want to buy and use things. But at what cost? I will respectfully submit you to consider that is a lot of what have led to our current dependence on (and dominance of) big tech.

Anyway, can't we have our little tiny corner of the Internet, where users are expected to invest at least some amount of their own time and effort trying to learn? You are free to use the other 90% (or whatever it is) of the Internet (/hardware/software) if you don't agree. When in Rome...