Technology

You are greatly exaggerating the complexity and necessity of the command line, while neglecting its benefits.

It's been twenty years since the first ease-of-use distros launched, the ones meant for noughts hempty end users. It's long been basically trivial to install and use Linux without ever touching the terminal, especially if you're one of the majority of people who spend almost all their time in browser/Electron apps. A basic Ubuntu or Mint is basically idiotproof. And if you can use an app store, you can use a package manager.

You haven't used Linux recently or ever right? It's so painfully obvious.

Look at all those command line prompts and messed up syntax.

The CLI is not for programmers, it's just a way of using your computer. My dad does it too, he set up his raspberry pi that way. He works in healthcare and has never programmed in his life.

My 67 year old mother who is definitely NOT tech-savvy is using Linux.

I just recently reinstalled my own OS and I went from booting the USB to installing games on Steam without ever touching the terminal.

Ideally you're not manually typing things like a wannabe hackerman.

And instead either copying the commands directly, or ideally, using a package installer.

The command line is great for anyone who wants their computer to do exactly what they --eh--command it to do.