By age 40, a Linux user stops trying to install Arch on a toaster just to prove they can. They finally settle on Debian Stable or Mint because they realize they no longer have the "mental bandwidth" to spend 6 hours configuring stuff or fix broken systems just to check their email or watch Netflix. 😊
@nixCraft ok I’m gonna be a stereotype here and say that if you did it right once you never need to do it again (until you get a different enough computer). I’ve even moved my installation 1:1 to a different laptop (directly cloning the disk) to just not have to change anything about it, it was a different model but same manufacturer and line. Stayed with the same install for 5 years until I had to change job (therefore can’t clone the disk, also my new job requires MacBook). I’m too old to change distros 😂. I’m 32 though (turning 33 on the 25th!).