I need to talk about #Linux.

There's things being different, like how the file systems are structured, or how GIMP works different than Photoshop, or how different the UX is for Gnome and KDE compared to Windows. I find ALL of those aspects valid, and worth investing your time into.

But there's that, and there's having to grind your way through the command line and editing system files for hours because it's your only choice and there's little documentation around the software you use.

Long story short, I've been thinking about this for a while, and to be frank it's no wonder why Linux's userbase is still small. Software like NordVPN and Resilio Sync, which only take a couple of minutes to set up with a few clicks on Windows, demand that you instead know a good bit of advanced Linux management and ask you to spend a good time setting things up to work in a similar fashion.

Even if I can stomach all of that, I can't fathom privacy-conscious non-techies to do the same.

@vtuberloreshrimp
I've just made the move to Linux Mint and as a user of Nordvpn, I was a little worried about the install. It was easy, Code is supplied by Nord, 4 lines of code does the install and basic setup. It's all there for you. It may not be comfortable, but it is easy.