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As Linux moves faster than windows I disagree. Systemd, wayland and flatpak resetting my skills in this areas completely windows 11 is still more or less the same.

Additional the UI behavior also more often changed than windows e.g gnome 2 to newer versions many core apps are more minimal/less functions and yes I just can fork and use the old behavior as open source but then my pc is more about fixing issues like under windows.

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High churn stuff in the Linux world is take-it-or-leave-it. You can go without and still end up aquiring skills that you use 20 years from now.

I haven't used Linux as a desktop since well before Systemd days. When I picked it up a few weeks ago (for a desktop), I had no trouble applying the troubleshooting skills I acquired 20 years ago to fix issues. In contrast, I had to drive someone's Windows laptop a while ago and I didn't know what I was looking at, never mind fixing anything.

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