I'm not exaggerating when I say that switching to Linux in late 2021 has since provided me with a meaningful amount of peace in my life that I don't think I would have experienced if I were still using Windows.
No nag toast, no updates force restarting and losing my work. It doesn't crash, there's no evil bloatware I can't remove, and everything just works.
My experience on windows in 2022 is significantly worse than Linux in 2005. Things have completely flipped, and Linux is easier to install, easier to use, and more stable than windows.
"peaceful" is absolutely the correct way to describe it. Windows is hostile by comparison.