I use Garuda. Yes, it's Arch based, but it's also all set up for gaming and newbie friendly. I started on Bazzite, then switched to Garuda, it's just as easy.
I'm sure there are all kinds of arguments for or against it but for me it comes down to one simple question.
What kind of world do you want to live in?
We all work together every day to manufacture a shared reality, it could just as easily be one of mutual respect as it could constant aggression. We can help each other or hurry each other. We can be honest or dishonest.
Would you rather live in a world where everyone indulges in self gratuitous lazy fallacies? Or one where people try to be more honest and rigorous in their communication?
Yes, but you also don't need a minority ruling class to treat everyone under their control as a disposable resource in order to be able to have money and buy things.
Instead of a system where money is power, let's craft one where people have power. We do that by regulating away the capitalists.
"But other people who tried that ended up with despots!" Yes, well, despots will always try to take control, let's build a society that doesn't let them.
It amazes me how many people just think capitalism means earning money and owning things and don't realize it is about having a minority ownership class that literally uses everyone else as a disposable resource.
My first distro was Bazzite, and I switched to Garuda to get away from immutability.
Maybe it's silly, but it pissed me off to not be able to change my login screen background.
I have never had problems with Nvidia drivers with these distros, and Arch on Garuda has been easy. Honestly, I don't know what all the fuss is about over these. Maybe I just got lucky with my choices.
Also I use xfce, it just looked straightforward. It has some quirks regarding the application bar, but had otherwise been pretty straightforward.
Just remember, the only way to get a consistent experience across all users is to design to the least common denominator. In this case that means designing for a program that runs in an Internet browser.
That's why the more advanced features have been disappearing over time. That's why the older versions start having weird problems. That's why they are dumbing everything down and making it less powerful.. so it can run in edge.
Honestly? Learn about flocks and herds. They aren't just groups, they move and act in synchronized ways that make it impossible to just focus on an individual. They become a giant organism that activates primal centers of the brain.
Does it trigger a protective instinct in most people? Absolutely.
Are there any studies that show whether something like this helps or hurts pedophile behavior around real children and their likelihood to abuse or not? I'd love to know.
If I had to choose between banning these out of a sense of moral indignation or lowering the rates of child SA... I'd really like to see some data.
Yes, Bazzite was my first. Immutability sounds great in theory but it wouldn't let me change my login screen background and wouldn't explain why. I bricked my drive permissions trying to get access and had to reformat.
That got me looking for alternatives and I learned about immutability and found Garuda, which let me do whatever I wanted, was also gaming focused, and has great helper applications.
As time goes by, it will be harder and harder to realize you are a hostage, but you will keep dying inside.
Unless, you refuse to avoid these issues and tackle them head on, understanding that she is responsible for her own behavior and not sacrificing your happiness just because her responses may be insane.
All your points are valid, but I'm not going to put in 3rd party hardware and their default slicer seems great to me. There's a group of users for who this is all more or less not an issue.
My Bambu had also been soooo easy. So there's that.
Let's you register an easy to remember domain name linked to an IP address you specify. It's useful for self hosting or avoiding having to buy a domain name.
Free version makes you confirm every month that you still want the domain name, but that's just a couple of clicks from the email they send you.
I use Garuda, it's Arch and is just as easy as Bazzite.