i think in addition to "btw i run arch" (proud) we also need a "yes i also use nixos" (pensive)
a lot of the time people go "so, nix fixes thi--" but like yes. i know. i run more nix machines than i can count on two hands. i know it fixes that; it just doesn't make me happy
@whitequark I used to run nixos on all my stuff until around 2019 when I realized it's solving problems that are exacerbated by how much of a mess linux is and decided I would rather use something that adheres closer to UNIX. I don't think the eunuchs philosophy is particularly good but if you're gonna use a UNIX-like it's better IMO to accept its shortcomings if possible instead of trying to add even more layers of abstraction and complexity that the OS paradigm isn't really designed for
@nyx @whitequark `tar c /etc` is declarative