I am very pro Linux and have been trying to migrate all my system but I got to say:

I installed windows 11 LTSC and disabled automatic updates, it’s not good but it’s also not this bad.

If your wondering why, pirating games isn’t very seamless on Linux yet,

Huh? Linux is the gold standard for running pirated games, mainly because of flatpaks and its sandboxing capabilities. The games won’t have access to your filesystem and you can disable network access. Installing the games is as easy on Heroic as it is on Windows.

The pirates I know personally all have dedicated PCs to gaming. So none of them care about any files being stolen, or things like that. That’s not many people, so I cannot say it’s some good statistics. But I believe it’s true for many. If I’d pirate games (I’m not a gamer, and I see no point in not buying, if I’m going to play just one game casually), I’d do the same. Since my work PC is plenty powerful, I’d rather use it, but switch disks to not allow Windows to see it. (However, they are encrypted anyway.)

On the other hand, if the games would work on Linux, I’d rather go this isolation way. Sounds just many times easier to me.

Many pirates do piracy for the lack of money (hence why many end up buying the game when they get money) so this is def an exception of the exception