For a long time, I didn't give Linux a tertiary thought. I always used Windows and assumed other operating systems like Linux and Apple would be of cheap quality. I realized my error when I got the Valve Steam Deck, which used its own Linux-based OS. While a number of features and apps from Windows wouldn't work on it easily, I discovered just how open-sourced and versatile it is. There were also a lot of things that worked better, such as installing and managing Deckyloader (a Steam plugin loader).

Regardless, I still used Windows 10 on my PC. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But then Microsoft decided to break it by discontinuing updates to the OS and pressuring me to use the controversial Windows 11. While I did ultimately update, it also ultimat