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A critical take on omarchy, DHH's Linux project that markets itself as a distribution but is essentially Arch Linux bundled with DHH's personal dotfiles. The author argues omarchy is misleading in its branding, ships opinionated personal preferences (keybinds to grok.com, X.com, hey.com), bundles proprietary software like 1Password, Claude Code, Spotify, and Typora, and relies entirely on Arch and the AUR rather than shipping any packages itself. The author suggests DHH is capitalizing on a wave of new Linux users attracted by LLM-assisted ricing and Apple's declining design appeal, and recommends newcomers install a real Linux distribution instead.