I know we all enjoy being nerds and using commands (H4ckerman). But now that everything is either a gui or web based, is there really any use to terminal commands?
For example, on windows I never used powershell or cmd hardly ever. I realize now I probably could have. But Linux just drives me to use it more, which i like anyway (because let’s be honest, it makes us feel superior)
On Windows, I used to install stuff using winget install whatever.
Waiting for the MS Store to load was a freaking anxiety needle injected into my veins. Unacceptable.
Bazaar on the other hand, it’s glorious. Blazing fast. So, I go with a GUI.
Also, there are tools like pandoc, ghostscript, caddy, imagemagick, and a gazillion others that are very powerful and quicker to do their job than waiting for a GUI to load.
And then, sometimes, there’s just no other way. Maybe it’s part of installing or updating something, or stuff like that. But a casual will either wait for a GUI, or just not do that.
I don’t think using the terminal is aspirational, it’s practical and it’s value is clear.