Awesome! Like I said, it ain't for me, but u I can appreciate it for what it is!

I can't effing believe it took me until now to get this. I knew you were doing the game, and I kept coming back and re-reading it over and over…

And finally. Today. It clicked. Holy crap I'm slow lol.

Okay. We'll take that as a given.

I didn't say they were wrong. I just said they sounded like an old man yelling at kids to get off his lawn.

And I stand by that.

ETA: okay, I'll admit that I might have implied they were wrong. Sorry about that.

Well, if you're going to step out of your comfort zone, then I suggest one of two paths, depending on the sort of person you are:

1. If you're a wade in slowly and learn to swim as you go sort, then Fedora or OpenSuse Tumbleweed would be your next logical choice. They're not overly difficult, but they also don't exactly have training wheels. They both have different, but still fairly friendly, installers, and they both have their own toolsets and ways of doing things. I prefer Fedora and the Gnome desktop.
2. If you'd rather jump into the deep end, then Arch might be interesting for you. Arch comes with some warnings though. You need to be willing to read man pages, search the wiki, and do a forum search before asking Arch users for help. They're a great bunch, really, but they get salty if you haven't really tried to solve issues on your own. Also, archinstaller makes setting up your system a lot easier than it used to be, but it might be worth it to set things up "The Arch Way" the first time. You'll learn a lot.

Or, if you're a complete crazy-pants like I was when I first started getting into FOSS operating systems, you'll set up a FreeBSD desktop. Don't... don't be like me.

did i explain well?

Yes, thank you!

I personally love the feature set of Gnome, but I can see your point. Compared to other DEs, it might seem like a lot of wasted space. And I guess in a way it is, but I don't miss those other functions.

The top right corner doesn't even need a click to go to overview, which brings up my desktop view and the app launcher - that's the bottom left and bottom right functions you described in one place, which makes sense to me since in my head they're related.

The top right is still close maximized windows, but because of the way the Gnome workflow is structured, I don't really use minimize basically ever, so I don't miss it. Also in the upper right we have volume control and battery feedback.

I never have more virtual desktops than I'm actually using. Everything is exactly where I expect it to be. My brain is wired for the Gnome workflow, and extra options justbatent needed.

I've used Dolphin's terminal in file manager thing, and while I can see the utility, I prefer my right-click -> open in Console setup. That's just me, though.

Eh. It takes all kinds to make the world go round, I guess. FTR, I am a huge fan of the KDE project. Their contributions to the Linux world are massive and cannot be overstated. Krita alone is amazing, and I used calligre as my main office software for a few years.

I'm just not a Plasma guy. ¯_ (ツ) _/¯

Yup, although I don't currently. It's my preference, but not a strong one. I'm 48 and American.

I don't really have a good reasofor preferring it. I guess I just feel more involved and in control. Fun story, I didn't learn to drive a manual until I was in my mid thirties.

The people counting the votes see the dissent.

Assuming they're not machine counted, fine. What does that accomplish?

Low voter turn out delegitimizes the system. If only 30% of people voted it is easy to say the system is corrupt and that outside pressure is justified. If 30% of ballots are being thrown out it calls into question the entire system.

Okay. So say the system is "delegtimized" this way. What now? That doesn't change anything as far as I can see. The asshats in power will just… keep being in power, because no matter how morally, ethically, or even rationally unjustifiable, the corrupt system is, it's legal.

I'm/not saying you're wrong. I don't think you are. I just don't see what it accomplishes.

In the long run, it means revolution I guess. But in the meantime, how do we stop old ladies from getting murdered over pride flags (to use a recent example)? Cristofascists and those that profit from them winning elections legitimizes their hate. It empowers the twatknuckles that support them. Even dumb crap like calling COVID the "Chinese Virus" spurs on hate crime.

How do we deal with that?

I didn't say Biden. I never said Biden. I never brought up his name. I at no point defended the actions of his administration or his party.

All I said is that the other guy is worse, which means you vote to try to have it not be the worse one. That's explicitly not a defense of any party. It's an attack on them both. I'd repeat my initial phrase, but apparently even though everyone seems to think it means I'm defending someone, trying to drive it home has gotten me labeled a congenital idiot.

And you've been misrepresenting me and jumping up and down on me ever since.

And nobody has presented me with a better option. They just keep calling me names, saying I'm repeating myself, and saying "they're all the same" and "Biden bad!"

So please, for the next election, give me an action I can take that has some sort or hope of getting us all out of this collective shit show.

I take it you have a different opinion?

Seems like you're pretty happy with Windows. I don't really see a reason to convinced you otherwise, but since you asked…

Basically, Linux can range from a bit to a shit ton more secure. It's also, the the off and on exception of Ubuntu, free of ads, and much more respectful of your privacy. Also, depending on your hardware, Linux can offer a modest performance boost. I personally find maintenance to be much faster and less resource intensive, if a bit less noob-friendly.

But like I said - if you're happy, why change?

Cross's broken, dude. (j/k)

This is 1000% my Skyrim experience. Also, Oblivion and Fallout 3. and yet, I can't get enough.

I mean, I clearly can, since I haven't played them in a couple years, but you know what I mean.