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Oh my gosh I just figured it out.
Okay, all you open source evangelist people: your knee-jerk reaction to come at people who are talking about a problem with whatever commercial software they use and suggest Your Favorite Alternatives™ is exactly like saying "why don't you just buy a house?" to someone complaining about their landlord.
EDIT: There's more than one post here. Pick apart the analogy if you will but... beware you'll be proving the point.
@TechConnectify I didn't know that housing was free and moving as easy as lifting a finger... silly me 
@qweertz Hey, maybe this is a Fedi thing, but please read through each of my posts.
A whole lotta people are picking out the buzzwords in the analogy rather than engaging with its point.
@TechConnectify I did read it, fully. Tho the tone of my first comment stems from me getting riled up easily. I basically perceived it as an ignorant attack (changed my view like 5 mins later)
It's just that I think you misunderstand the point of proprietary software: to make money and/or limit it's users freedom. If you need help with it you should get commercial support, that's kinda the whole point.
The thing with free/libre software is that it equates to a person telling you about a passionate cooperative housing project with a step by step handbook and low barrier of entry.
They went through it and now live in a wonderful community where the software they use was made by and for the community and it's use cases and left heartless products behind them
I kinda lost my train of thought so I'll end with this: some ppl are reacting the way they are, bc to them it seems like you fell down, are crying for help, but rejecting and shunning them for their offer to help you up (in their own way) at the same time
@qweertz I mean, it's probably gonna sting because I AM being critical of the movement's most prolific proselytizers. I've finally put my finger on what bothers me so much and it really is what I'm describing.
Yes, I know there are many easier options out there. But the fact of the matter is they're not right for everyone - and even if they are, some people don't want to go through the switching costs.
All you have to do is let them be - not take it as an opportunity to grandstand.
@qweertz Because, sincerely, that's what this "help" feels like. In nearly all cases.
Maybe a different analogy would help: I buy a bag of potatoes from the store that turn out to be moldy. I post about it On Here.
Here's what I'm expecting: maybe some sympathy, maybe some people telling similar stories, maybe some folks recommending their favorite brand of potato or store.
Here's what's not welcome: suggestions to grow my own potatoes, suggestions to *not eat* potatoes, etc. That's irritating
@TechConnectify Understandable, just seems like ppl being pushy about it (vehemently rejecting it or trying to shove it down others' throats) is kind of a viscous cycle...
Friendly help/suggenstions should stop at a "no thank you" tho