XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 12, 2026 at 6:17:21 PM MST, ""Joel W. Crump"" wrote   
   :   
      
   > On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >> On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote   
   >> :   
   >>   
   >> https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a   
   >>      -----   
   >>      Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges Joel’s claim that   
   >>      Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,   
   >>      attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to   
   >>      user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that   
   >>      while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the   
   >>      platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post   
   >>      leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,   
   >>      questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged   
   >>      Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars   
   >>      dispute with a side of ad hominem.   
   >>      -----   
   >>   
   >> You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your insecurities   
   >> still dominate.   
   >   
   > Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a   
   > false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.   
   > He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because low-quality   
   > trolling can actually get traction.   
      
   Very much true.   
      
   To his credit, though, he does work to focus a bit more on tech in the last   
   few posts here, and he correctly called me out on quoting AI even when it made   
   some pretty obvious errors. My main point -- backed by AI though -- is that he   
   is focusing more here on tech.   
      
   Even then, though, his ego pushes him to attack others: you, me... anyone his   
   "master" in ACW tells him to target.   
      
   He makes MANY tech errors and shows a lot of mental health challenges. IN   
   RESPONSE to his attacks I started documenting some of them:   
      
   https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q   
      
   It is a shame he cannot use evidence to move himself toward self awareness.   
      
   --   
   It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with   
   you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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