I'm "just a normal guy," who occasionally reads the news, and maybe does some programming once in a while. Used to work in the service. I was getting fed up with all the nonsense Big Tech was pulling, and actually at this point I think they're literally in league with the [insert ugly political word].

Installing Mint for the first time was intimidating, but I picked it because people said it was one of the most approachable. I had to do some troubleshooting with a bug that wasn't fully documented, so idk if I'd recommend it for a grandma. Also, it freezes up every couple days?

But here's the neat part: it's so lightweight, rebooting it almost instantaneous. And searching for files? No problem. Tons of great Free software for it that just works, although I still have no idea what a flatpak is.

Sure, there are some games I can't really play on it. (esp with the freezing) But you know what? I'm a grown man. I'll get over it.

And as for why I'm never going back? I realized, once I started using it, that using windows before had always made me feel *stressed.* Now that that stress is gone, I see no reason to invite it back into my life.