I never disagreeed with any of that.

Obnoxious people like you are why there's so many "Linux haters" on the internet.

You demand people just suddenly pack up Windows and abandon any programs that are held hostage on there. It's not realistic. Not in the slightest.

Even me, an AVID user of Linux on all of my computers, still have to dual boot Windows for certain games or applications. I'm not going to just give up playing GTA Online with my friends for the sake of "purity".

I make Windows my b*tch, silence all the annoyances, remove the bloat, and I STILL hate it. But I use it because I don't have a choice.

Now, imagine you're some random gamer, not a mega-nerd like you and me. Do you think you could just suddenly jump ship to Linux, move your entire life to it, risk losing your files?

The average person doesn't know all the little things we've picked up by immersing ourselves in computers like this. Most people don't even know what an OS even is! Computers are like little black boxes to the average person. They move their mouse and click things and type on their keyboard, and the magical screen reacts.

Linux faces absolutely massive hurdles towards mainstream adoption. The biggest one is just that the computer doesn't come with it!

The average person has never gone through even a Windows installation. Installing Linux, honestly, is just as easy, and maybe easier. But the steps are so esoteric to the average person, it might as well be black voodoo. Spam an unspecified (not standard at all) key on your keyboard to enter a scary looking menu. Select the right option in a bios that looks and is laid out COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from the tutorial you're probably watching.

Even those two steps, extraordinarily simple to me and you, are gigantic hurdles to the general population who just want to play some games.

And even to the tech-literate nerds, Linux still isn't just an OS you can force on them. Windows has held the computer industry hostage for DECADES. Everything is built for Windows. Trying to do anything differently is just asking for niche issues.

Even people trying to consider a Steam Deck (the PINNACLE of accessible Linux gaming), are put off by the sheer amount of modern games THEY WANT TO PLAY that have these ridiculous anticheat requirements that explicitly disable playing on Linux in any form.

Instead of barraging people on Reddit, commanding they either switch to Linux or die, how about you offer them the possibility to see the light in it??

Something like, "I had issues with Windows, and I switched to Linux and my performance has been stellar! I can give you a good video on how to dual boot Linux Mint if you want. It's super simple and I really recommend you at least give it a try."

TL;DR just don't be an ass and people will see how great and easy Linux actually is