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 I must be an early bloomer, in that case, as I reached that point around 32. I was never particularly adventurous as it was. I still occasionally hop distros, but never because I want a challenge. That said, I am currently on an arch derivative because I wanted to see if Wayland and rolling releases were all they're cracked up to be, and because I wanted to see if I could get rid of the 150-ish millisecond delay in VR (I could not, probably nvidia-related).