I know the common appearance is that 'linux = a ton of work' but if you use something like Ubuntu/Debian/Mint, its basically set-and-forget. There's a reason that RHEL/Debian are some of the most used systems for big companies, they require so little computer touching. Worth a look!
Yet I had to find, download and install a driver for my docking station that only worked for Ubuntu, but that same dock works out of the box on my work Windows laptop and my Chromebook. Linux is often easy to install with the right hardware, but troubleshooting it is a special level of hell.
yeah some hardware can be an big issue (ahem, nvidia). kinda strange it worked on Chrome OS (which is, you know, linux) but not on ubuntu tho. but for supported hardware the experience is flawless. if you want to use a playstation 3/4/5 joystick it is just plug and play/pair and play.
if you had to do all the crazy work you have to do on windows to get it working people would point it as a power user thing. but if I complain about it my friends just say "hey, its easy, just install this and that and enable the software to start on boot"
DisplayLink support is built into ChromeOS but it seems the only Linux drivers are proprietary, and not included with distro repositories. Haha yeah well I remember when getting hardware working on Windows was not much easier. We have it so much better nowadays.
many linux users have a hard time recognizing the exceptional level of fluency they have as exceptional.
I enjoy figuring out how to do techy computer stuff. As a result, one of my hobbies is figuring out how to self host services and use open source alternatives for things,... I recognize that most people don't enjoy that, so I don't try to get them to join me in my time wasting.
ten million brownie points to you
It was a hard earned lesson that came from the iPhone/Android wars of the late 2000s. YOU can be enthusiastic about a thing. You can't force someone else to be enthusiastic about the same thing no matter how logical your argument is or how often you yell it at people.
I'm comfortable enough with Linux, but find it hard to recommend it to others unless they're able to troubleshoot and fix things. Immutable distros are interesting but aren't perfect. Honestly, I've found the simplicity of Chromebooks to be a really enjoyable experience.
I mean, let's not lose sight that you make 40 minute long videos about how to properly use a dishwasher...............and that legitimately helped people including myself 🤣
Not all hardware is both Windows and Mac compatible. Apogee audio products for example are only officially supported by Mac. Creative sound cards only officially work with windows PCs. Expecting linux to have 100% parity is unreasonable when it's not expected of mac/windows.