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 Spouse. Kids. Car. House. Dog. Enshittified appliances konking out. Grocery runs. Screaming at screen every time fascism blooms harder. Sobbing into pillow.
All those demand time and energy.
The neverending compilation can go to hell.