Literary Discussions

Yes, it is true that GIMP was written by a bunch of GNU-Linux propeller heads who by very definition make everything counterintuitive with a kludgey interface.  The first time you open GIMP you are presented with THREE SEPARATE windows/applications and you begin to feel dizzy and nauseous (something like the first trimester but then I will never really know what THAT is like.)  Anyway, no matter how kludgey and awkward something is, once you become FLUENT in it, then it becomes second nature. So, if I were advising a young teen who is interested in photography, I would suggest that they learn GIMP first because IF you can do many things in GIMP, then you will easily pick up Photoshop later in life when you are wealthy and can afford Photoshop because you charge your clients outrageous hourly rates (and of course you charge BILLABLE HOURS.. ha ha)