Sorry, “dude bro”? Let me be clearer, then:
What I was trying to say was that toxic ecosystems aren’t important here, and “get new friends” isn’t helpful advice, even as a joke.
All they needed was “here is how you get that controller working” and the issue they were actually concerned about is solved.
They just wanted to make their Xbox controller work, man…
I think the Linux thing is pretty common in this area, actually… For example, a lot of Hiby’s cheaper players that aren’t on Android also use plain Linux 4.4 under the hood, I believe
If they have a significant amount of money to donate to a foundation the odds are they’re evil anyway.
Foundations can just not get enough money and collapse, if you want.
Not “environment” but “ecosystem.” I was referring to Windows, not friend groups. I guess I wasn’t clear enough.
I hate to bring out the “it’s not that deep”, but it definitely feels like you’re reading a little too far into what I was trying to say. You’ve well and truly lost me here with the “white knight” part, I wasn’t trying to be combative and I’m not sure what “internalized battle” you imagine I have. Sure, I didn’t project OP’s friends as particularly hostile as much as light ribbing, so I easily could have misjudged the situation. Still, this feels like a bit much.
I’m not sure what it is about the internet turns people into such armchair psychologists, but I’m just going to leave things here, wish you well, and move on with my day.