a big mistake i feel a lot of people make when trying to help others get into linux is saying "there is no best linux distro!" because that's not what they want to hear, even if it's not true. people are used to having one choice and being told that's what you should use, so just suggest one linux distro you think will suit their needs because they probably won't understand what distro suits their needs and will get overwhelmed at any choice given to them. let them slowly adjust by using one distro, then maybe tell them about other options later

sorry if this comes off as harsh, but oftentimes reality is harsh

@mjdxp what i usually say is "there's no one best linux distro, they're all ostensibly the same with what you can do with them, you can always hop off, [...], [explanation of package managers], anyway heres a fedora usb"

@mjdxp like "here's the theory if you're interested, here's the practice if you're not"

@mjdxp this is the approach I think people who don't use fedi need to hear too honestly. The average person doesn't care about how federation works, you just need to tell them where they should make an account, which app to use, and a few people to follow

@Velveteen @mjdxp that's part of why I created my instance in the first place. I wanted one that I could tell local people in my city to join. Ultimately it didn't really catch on (not for lack of trying) but it was specifically to try to solve this problem

@mjdxp yeah, just give them mint, even if it's not the most ideal, it's probably the least hostile option

@efi @mjdxp Yeah. Even though I don't use Mint anymore, it was an amazing introduction to Linux and I am very glad that it exists.