I'm a systems person — I need to understand a system to actually work in it. Right now I'm at the very start of my coding journey (Python + Linux + local LLMs), and my problem is this: every guide just says "create this, then do that," but never why. Linux: Why am I creating this file here? Why this way and not another? Same with Python — what is pip, how do libraries actually work, how should I be doing this? And local LLMs: I installed Ollama, now what? Where are the models stored, how do they work, how do I change, break, and fix them? When I ask an AI, I get vague answers like "just study this." They always assume I already know something, but I don't know anything. So what should I actually learn to understand the systems behind Python, Linux, and local LLMs? #technology #dev #programming source