> It's an operating system that demands more of you than does the commercial offerings from Microsoft and Apple.

This has become less true as time passes. I installed Debian Stable on one of my relatives laptop, configured web browsing and stuff. Hasn't heard anything in years. Whereas my mom who uses Windows will routinely complain about her computer becoming too slow. When you factor in that Windows actively leans towards clear user hostile behavior, I just struggle to see why someone would bother. Granted Macos is a completely different story and find myself recommending it more and more. As long as you are comfortable paying your way out of problems at a premium, that is.