I guess it all comes down to the security of X11, and also whether X11 could even be exploited without arbitrary code execution though Anki or Firefox or Steam Chat or something. At which point no sane hacker would waste such an exploit on X11 that's rapidly becoming defunct.

An extreme case, I also know of a someone who used Windows XP to do rather important work on the internet until around 2020.. But they did follow the basic rules as you mentioned and seemed to be just fine.

I think they skipped the third rule, install patches fast.

I made the changes, and it's slightly better but I think the main issue is my bad laptop and the negative association I have with Xfce as a result (since Xfce was what I was interacting with).

Raleigh isn't really my style. Too many lines. Plus I've decide I'll switch to themed KDE (and probably FreeBSD with TDE on one device).

The theme in the image you sent is really nice. Beige makes it feel more classic, and the red title-bar is far less jarring than a blue one is in 2025.

It's my plan. Not in the mood to distro-hop on my laptop right now, and I got to get through my Epic Games backlog (and also the Steam demos I can't be bothered downloading again) before I swap over my Windows 10 desktop.

I started writing out a question, but I realized I need a better understanding of what an insecure desktop environment even means first.

Specifically I don't like how time travel can render all the events of the narrative mute, and also because I just can't imagine beating a chronomancer in combat (and the antagonist is a chronomancer according to the marketing).

If it's just a maximum of 10-seconds of time travel then that'd solve both those issues.

I pick up all games on sale, basically. Neva especially I probably won't get unless it goes down to $5.

Dungeons of Hinterberg is in my "only because they have demo" folder. I'm not a huge fan of combat in games partly because combat as a gameplay mechanic is conceptually uninspired and partly just because I don't really get the thrill. Dungeon's of Hinterberg seems like a story thing first and foremost though.

Are y'all trying to lure me to the dark side (i.e. hermit life)?

But Tactical Breach Wizards, I played the Next Fest demo and enjoyed it but removed it from my wishlist because they took down the demo. More than games that just never put out a demo, a game that puts one out and then consciously decides to take it down, those tend to be bad more often than not.

They put the demo back up so now it's back on the list. Not a fan of complicated time-travel plots, I've been burnt before with them, but I'm intending to give it the benefit of the doubt.

These are just the ones released this year. Next year there'll be more. And there are games from last year I haven't gotten to (and the classics on top of that). Leaving the list too big means I miss a lot of them and the ones I do play would be based on gut instinct.

Perhaps at this point there's no better option than gut instinct, now that I've exhausted basically all other criteria. I guess there are more fundamental questions I should be asking myself about how to handle the post-scarcity world of art.

Yes, I am looking to remove as many as I can. Although not just based on what people have played but also what news people have heard about them.

A Short Hike wasn't on the list. It was a "Short Trip". I played A Short Hike on Epic and didn't really vibe with it.

Animal Well was in the group of ones I am most likely to play, although I don't really enjoy metroidvania (I'll give it a shot anyway though).

Thanks anyway. Not a lot of useable advice but I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

Montana sells a lot of large properties with a provision that the surrounding land be a "nature reserves", making them a valuable speculative asset for the rich.

Haven't switched from YouTube, but I've blocked recommendations (and auto-muted ads) with a browser extension for I think a few years now. I wouldn't say it's necessarily made my life better, but it has made my engagement with YouTube better.

I've been deleting my subscriptions one by one, if the channels don't consistently post stuff I find valuable with the hopes of eventually removing YouTube from my life entirely.

I'm part-way through Valheim right now. Single-player on Windows, I'm gonna change to Linux in a few weeks I think.