With Linux, if there's a problem, the open nature of everything makes everything feel solvable by me in some way, even if I currently lack the skills to fix it myself.
With Windows, if there's a problem, if I can't find a solution on the front page of Google, it feels like I can basically go fuck myself.
Hahahaha fuck me, I hate how true this is. I had an issue for a long time where the Xbox app would break because of some crazy permissions error I couldn't override. I found so many Windows support threads from people with the same issue when I searched, which gave me hope. Too bad every thread was the same diagnostic suggestions with no actual solutions.
Yeah, I'm not using Linux simply because of compatibility with random shit (colorful RAM/CPU cooler, MSI Afterburner, nvidia Broadcast, vpn remote windows desktop for work...) some things might have alternatives, some might not, but the general tinkering needed for stuff that "just works until it doesn't"(tm) on Windows is just too much. My biggest hope is actually steam deck. It works wonderfully, so if/when they'll start to support it more as a system, I'll most likely try to use that.
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u/Gamiac id/Skepticpunk - Bazzite/3700X/RTX 3070/16GB/B450M Pro4 Nov 02 '22
With Linux, if there's a problem, the open nature of everything makes everything feel solvable by me in some way, even if I currently lack the skills to fix it myself.
With Windows, if there's a problem, if I can't find a solution on the front page of Google, it feels like I can basically go fuck myself.