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Yeh and apparently Lemmy folks down votes legit bad experiences with gnu/Linux. If you think the user is the problem here, this community seriously have a problem if thet want gnu/Linux to be mainstream.
People here really do need to realize how little the average user is willing to tinker and troubleshoot. Not to mention the software availability. Saying "it's soooo easy to switch over" is just blatantly false, even now. The vast, vast majority of gamers play games with incompatible anti-cheat. Those people will likely not stop playing the games they want to because of moral values or Foss whatever's. Same with software. Sure, krita or gimp are easy as hell to pick up, but if you've lived your whole life with Photoshop, and have no problem other than the usual adobe bullshit, you're not gonna switch to an is with zero possibility of supporting that app any time soon.
I can't offer a solution to fix linux's issues, but there needs to be a community willing to answer the most basic questions honestly.