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Been forever and a day since I’ve seen this format.

That is very oddly specific but also I fell like I’ve met that kid

This could be us, but you ain’t decaying.

I would say upgrading to an SSD is like a magic wand for an ailing system, regardless of OS.

As others have said, at the core the issue is enshittification, be it AI, or Recall, or ads, or Microsoft account requirements.

Truth is, if Microsoft had taken all of that out, left me with something that was functionally very much like what was available in the XP & 7 era, then eh… Windows would probably still be my daily driver. I still have to use it for work. But there has just too much encroachment on the ways I want to use and control what is on my system that I couldn’t justify using it anymore, let alone pay for it.

All my home computers are on Arch or Debian now, and I couldn’t be happier.

Runs Windows, literal crime against humanity

I get it, but maybe the same way I get driving on the other side of the road, or writing with my non-dominant hand: I can do it, and maybe I could get used to it or even be efficient with it, but it’s unfamiliar and far from being second nature to me.

Steam Deck made me fall back in love with KDE, and it’s what I use with Arch on my desktop now. Second favorite is probably Cinnamon.

Try as I might I just can’t with Gnome.