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"Picking out a monitor based on your GPU means you have gone full retard."
 
There, I said it.  Back in the glory-days of "CRT, only CRT, and nothing but CRT, so help me god"--you didn't have the false gods of refresh rate.  You didn't have the idolatry of HDR.  You slapped whatever GPU you could afford into your rig, and prayed you got over 20 FPS.  You'd ping resolution as high as it would go--and hope it stayed playable.  30fps was a pipe-dream in many cases.  Nobody cared about monitors coming in 1024x768 or 1280x960--because if you were LUCKY you might be able to do 800x600 in game.  And having more wasn't going to cost you a damn thing.
 
Fast forward to now, and not a day goes by without some mouth-breather asking about "what monitor will work best with gpu XYZ?"  The fuck you mean "monitor will work best"?  You buy something that is WAY more capable than your system, and you aspire to its capabilities.  You don't buy a new goddamn monitor every time you refresh your PC because you bought the last one to 98% tolerance of your GPU capability.  Scaling?  Fuck off!  If your game is so atrociously bad that you can't game in 1440p or whatever bizarre resolution you wish to--on a 2160p monitor; then I submit to you that said game is shit and not worth playing.  This is 2022.  The gaming industry has more revenue that the entertainment industry--there are PLENTY of other games to play.  Nor should you be propping up bad coding/programming that won't scale--with your hard-earned consumer dollars.
 
This is why the industry stagnates.  You have overzealous zombies blindly worshiping the red-herring of refresh rate.  News flash: everything over 120hz that isn't 3D is essentially worthless to 99% of the gaming world.  And unless your annual income depends on that extra Hz, I will put money on there being virtually 0 chance of you seeing the difference between 120 and 144hz or 144 and 160 Hz.  So instead of affordable 8k panels--or even affordable 120hz 4k panels--we are stuck with BRAND FREAKING NEW 1080p panels still being offered in 2022.  Do you want a casio calculator wristwatch with that antique too?
 
 

As you guys may know, I have a burning hatred for Windows 11. I don't think there's ever been another UI that feels like such an insult to the userbase, and there's just no excuse for the artificial hardware limits. However, I've decided to stop pretending that this is somehow going to affect me, because I don't think I'll ever actually use the OS. 
Ever since I found out about this, I vowed that I'd become like one of those people who still uses Windows 7 in 2022, only I'd be using Windows 10 and 8.1 instead and the year would likely be 2027. It then came to my attention that I'd be making myself far less secure than I would if I just switched to Linux at the end of Windows 10's lifespan. Assuming Linux distros actually implement some of the minor features that are annoyingly not present right now (changing your scroll speed, for example) by 2025, it'll be the perfect solution to the problem. If they don't, then it'll be pretty damn close to perfect, and still the right option for me. I already have a bit of a preference towards Linux Mint (especially because it has an ecosystem of Vista-style Desktop Gadgets) so that's pretty much the ideal option for what I'm looking for.
Do I need to care about Windows 11 not allowing me to rearrange my system tray when I've got a good operating system to use for now? Absolutely not, especially since I'll eventually be switching to an OS with an interface I'd argue might be even better. For the first time ever, I'm actually hopeful about something related to tech...

Throughout friday of last week and this past weekend, many of you replied and told the truth about why you bought an Android phone.
 
Today I wanted to consolidate what we learned about why people buy Android Phones and to remind people that Android is awesome and nothing Apple fanboys say can take away from that.
 
Reasons to buy Android phones:
* iPhones are too expensive
 
@Sauron has stated:
 
@LordOTaco says:
 
@Spotty explains:
 
@DarkEnergy states:
 
* IOS is buggy
 
@Morgan MLGman writes:
 
* Customization
 
@Drak3 explains:
 
@Bouzoo says:
 
@D13H4RD2L1V3 states:
 
@seon123 says:
 
* Because Apple is Evil and Because Apple are dicks
 
@WereCatf explains:
 
@aki adaki states:
 
@PCGuy_5960 says:
 
* Because Apple doesn't care about what you think or want - It's their way or the highway.
 
@suicidalfranco writes:
 
* Because Android is Open
@AluminiumTech writes:
 
@GoldenLag explains:
 
Thanks for participating in last week's discussion! The thread is still open:
 

Throughout friday of last week and this past weekend, many of you replied and told the truth about why you bought an Android phone.
 
Today I wanted to consolidate what we learned about why people buy Android Phones and to remind people that Android is awesome and nothing Apple fanboys say can take away from that.
 
Reasons to buy Android phones:
* iPhones are too expensive
 
@Sauron has stated:
 
@LordOTaco says:
 
@Spotty explains:
 
@DarkEnergy states:
 
* IOS is buggy
 
@Morgan MLGman writes:
 
* Customization
 
@Drak3 explains:
 
@Bouzoo says:
 
@D13H4RD2L1V3 states:
 
@seon123 says:
 
* Because Apple is Evil and Because Apple are dicks
 
@WereCatf explains:
 
@aki adaki states:
 
@PCGuy_5960 says:
 
* Because Apple doesn't care about what you think or want - It's their way or the highway.
 
@suicidalfranco writes:
 
* Because Android is Open
@AluminiumTech writes:
 
@GoldenLag explains:
 
Thanks for participating in last week's discussion! The thread is still open:
 

Throughout friday of last week and this past weekend, many of you replied and told the truth about why you bought an Android phone.
 
Today I wanted to consolidate what we learned about why people buy Android Phones and to remind people that Android is awesome and nothing Apple fanboys say can take away from that.
 
Reasons to buy Android phones:
* iPhones are too expensive
 
@Sauron has stated:
 
@LordOTaco says:
 
@Spotty explains:
 
@DarkEnergy states:
 
* IOS is buggy
 
@Morgan MLGman writes:
 
* Customization
 
@Drak3 explains:
 
@Bouzoo says:
 
@D13H4RD2L1V3 states:
 
@seon123 says:
 
* Because Apple is Evil and Because Apple are dicks
 
@WereCatf explains:
 
@aki adaki states:
 
@PCGuy_5960 says:
 
* Because Apple doesn't care about what you think or want - It's their way or the highway.
 
@suicidalfranco writes:
 
* Because Android is Open
@AluminiumTech writes:
 
@GoldenLag explains:
 
Thanks for participating in last week's discussion! The thread is still open:
 

Throughout friday of last week and this past weekend, many of you replied and told the truth about why you bought an Android phone.
 
Today I wanted to consolidate what we learned about why people buy Android Phones and to remind people that Android is awesome and nothing Apple fanboys say can take away from that.
 
Reasons to buy Android phones:
* iPhones are too expensive
 
@Sauron has stated:
 
@LordOTaco says:
 
@Spotty explains:
 
@DarkEnergy states:
 
* IOS is buggy
 
@Morgan MLGman writes:
 
* Customization
 
@Drak3 explains:
 
@Bouzoo says:
 
@D13H4RD2L1V3 states:
 
@seon123 says:
 
* Because Apple is Evil and Because Apple are dicks
 
@WereCatf explains:
 
@aki adaki states:
 
@PCGuy_5960 says:
 
* Because Apple doesn't care about what you think or want - It's their way or the highway.
 
@suicidalfranco writes:
 
* Because Android is Open
@AluminiumTech writes:
 
@GoldenLag explains:
 
Thanks for participating in last week's discussion! The thread is still open:
 

Throughout friday of last week and this past weekend, many of you replied and told the truth about why you bought an Android phone.
 
Today I wanted to consolidate what we learned about why people buy Android Phones and to remind people that Android is awesome and nothing Apple fanboys say can take away from that.
 
Reasons to buy Android phones:
* iPhones are too expensive
 
@Sauron has stated:
 
@LordOTaco says:
 
@Spotty explains:
 
@DarkEnergy states:
 
* IOS is buggy
 
@Morgan MLGman writes:
 
* Customization
 
@Drak3 explains:
 
@Bouzoo says:
 
@D13H4RD2L1V3 states:
 
@seon123 says:
 
* Because Apple is Evil and Because Apple are dicks
 
@WereCatf explains:
 
@aki adaki states:
 
@PCGuy_5960 says:
 
* Because Apple doesn't care about what you think or want - It's their way or the highway.
 
@suicidalfranco writes:
 
* Because Android is Open
@AluminiumTech writes:
 
@GoldenLag explains:
 
Thanks for participating in last week's discussion! The thread is still open:
 

Throughout friday of last week and this past weekend, many of you replied and told the truth about why you bought an Android phone.
 
Today I wanted to consolidate what we learned about why people buy Android Phones and to remind people that Android is awesome and nothing Apple fanboys say can take away from that.
 
Reasons to buy Android phones:
* iPhones are too expensive
 
@Sauron has stated:
 
@LordOTaco says:
 
@Spotty explains:
 
@DarkEnergy states:
 
* IOS is buggy
 
@Morgan MLGman writes:
 
* Customization
 
@Drak3 explains:
 
@Bouzoo says:
 
@D13H4RD2L1V3 states:
 
@seon123 says:
 
* Because Apple is Evil and Because Apple are dicks
 
@WereCatf explains:
 
@aki adaki states:
 
@PCGuy_5960 says:
 
* Because Apple doesn't care about what you think or want - It's their way or the highway.
 
@suicidalfranco writes:
 
* Because Android is Open
@AluminiumTech writes:
 
@GoldenLag explains:
 
Thanks for participating in last week's discussion! The thread is still open:
 

Throughout friday of last week and this past weekend, many of you replied and told the truth about why you bought an Android phone.
 
Today I wanted to consolidate what we learned about why people buy Android Phones and to remind people that Android is awesome and nothing Apple fanboys say can take away from that.
 
Reasons to buy Android phones:
* iPhones are too expensive
 
@Sauron has stated:
 
@LordOTaco says:
 
@Spotty explains:
 
@DarkEnergy states:
 
* IOS is buggy
 
@Morgan MLGman writes:
 
* Customization
 
@Drak3 explains:
 
@Bouzoo says:
 
@D13H4RD2L1V3 states:
 
@seon123 says:
 
* Because Apple is Evil and Because Apple are dicks
 
@WereCatf explains:
 
@aki adaki states:
 
@PCGuy_5960 says:
 
* Because Apple doesn't care about what you think or want - It's their way or the highway.
 
@suicidalfranco writes:
 
* Because Android is Open
@AluminiumTech writes:
 
@GoldenLag explains:
 
Thanks for participating in last week's discussion! The thread is still open: