Ah yeah, that's fair. Well, if you ever get sick of Windows just know that:

1. KDE Plasma feels a lot more like Windows 10 than Windows 11 does, in terms of GUI. Of course, that's my opinion, but there's a theme that is literally just Windows 7.

2. The asterisk is getting smaller every day. Now that said, if you play online games with anticheat then yeah you should stick with Windows, but you're not going to see many games you have to troubleshoot on Linux in the year 2025. Just download, check the box for Proton, and play.

3. Most Linux distributions are not like Legos. They can be, but for gaming especially they're pretty damn preconfigured nowadays. Distros like CachyOS and Bazzite specifically are set up with everything you need for gaming, and distros like Pop!_OS and Mint have little "shop" apps that let you browse all the stuff you can use.

4. Lmao

5. Lmao based, I hope you feel differently about gnus and dragons.

6. So true, but it doesn't really matter what distro you choose, as long as you make sure it's one that meets your needs. So if you game, go with a gaming distro.

7. Yeahhh, idk anything about that. I've been using nothing but Linux to game for like 2 years now, and I've never had to configure drivers. It can be really irritating when something breaks though, I feel that.

Now, the Linux community is actively hostile to new users, which is the reason for my little response essay here. Every time someone is frustrated with Linux, people are quick to jump on them and cast blame, but it really can be convoluted. Which is why it's crazy to me that nobody ever talks about how rapidly intuitive it's become since 2023. Like, Linux was unusable for me in 2022, but now I can never go back.

Anyway, I hope this didn't come across as argumentative or preachy, that was not at all my intention. Thank you for sharing your reasoning!