not sure if it'll be okay after linus is gone tbh..

Unfortunately, I don't see Linux ever gaining widespread adoption. Not for general desktop use.

In order for that to happen, Linux would have to gain enough market share to actually be a threat to Microsoft's business, and when that happens, Microsoft is going to respond one of two ways: actually making their products more appealing, and regain their lost share, or (far more likely) REALLY ramp up their efforts to suppress Linux's growth. And I don't think Linux has the strength to withstand the full weight of Microsoft's legal and financial power.

It will last well into the 24th century

i don't know, i just noticed my volume control applet pavucontrol switched to GTK 4 when i updated to debian 13 recently and now it uses more resources than your typical shitty electron app (a volume slider!) and won't respect my system theme.

this has been the trend for a lot of software on linux, both GTK and to an extent Qt with stuff like kirigami and i'm liking my overall experience with desktop linux a lot less than i used to because of it.