Thank you, it’s nice knowing I’m not the only one.

Yes, link aggregation is one of the main feature of reddit. And I guess it’s a main feature here as well. But another feature on both sites is also the text-post that can be used to promote discussion among users. But they are so few and far between they drown in all the post with links to new-site of less than good quality.

Of course there are webforums, but the one that are still active are usually single topic webforums. Like for example windows 10 forums, or a rc-helicopter/remote-drone forum. This place is a much better place to discuss a wide range of topics inside the correct community, anything from gardening, to politics, to power electronics. That’s why I would enjoy a common place in the fediverse to meet people :)

To avoid making my post a 1000 word essay, I’ve omitted some detail to get my point across.

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I haven’t tried NixOS yet, but many things about it appeals to me. I could put it on my old laptop I guess.

You will get better framerate with a newer GPU, but if you already have playable FPS then you can wait with the upgrade. I don’t see any point getting a better CPU for your motherboard unless you have many tasks you know are CPU limited for you. For games I’m sure there will be little difference. And getting a new cpu/motherboard/ram is basically building a new computer. It’s better to wait a few more years.

haha, amazing. Haven’t thought of that before, it’s quite fitting.

I’m new to daily driving Linux. I’ve dabbled with Linux for years, but never used it that much until I installed it on a new m.2 drive on my main PC. Been using Arch for a little over 1 month now.

I can understand your tired of tinkering, I came from windows where I was tired of fighting the OS to do what I want. So in that regard I use the same “energy” but instead of fighting windows I’m learning and getting better and building and customizing my Linux install exactly how I like it.

As for other suggestions I don’t mind macOS, but their hardware screams planned obsolescence. they charge obscene amounts for a few gigabytes extra of SSD. I checked just now and they charge 259euro in my country to go from 256GB to 512GB. And I bought 2TB Samsung 980 pro NVME m.2 drive for 120euro a month ago.

Windows is probably the worst OS, but you can install software that rips out all the built in spyware. And you get keys around the web for cheap. This way you can keep your PC, and the next time you get a new PC you can buy one you are reasonably certain will work well on Linux.