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How to get into linux and stay with linux?
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That also happens to be good advice if you want to reduce addictions that are caused by "addictive by design" platforms and parasocial media.
In a nutshell, it is like controlling smoking: Not doing it at all is often easier and costs much less energy, than controlling the extend of usage.
One reason for this is that such a decision shifts your sub-conscious fous from "Should I do this on Linux or Windows??“ to: "How do I do this in Linux - or what might I enjoy doing instead?"