I get the feeling that Lemmy has a relatively higher concentration of Linux users. I’m preparing to move over to Linux when I build my new computer. I already put Linux Mint Cinnamon edition on one of my old laptops and I like it quite a bit. I figure that since I’ve been wanting to switch over for years, I should just do it. The games were the thing holding me back, and Proton seems to have taken care of that(I don’t really play multiplayer games that require anticheat… I’m a singleplayer kind of girl).
For me, anyway, I want to switch because Windows has been creeping me out with its telemetry. Windows 11 looks lousy, and I’d have to jump through some hoops to get my old hardware on 11, anyway.
I’ve daily driven Linux for about 11 years. I started when Windows 8 released, because a new laptop I bought came with 8 and it just put a bad taste in my mouth so within the week I had started using Mint, I eventually moved to Manjaro and I’ve been using EndeavorOS for about a year now. There is a learning curve, but to me that was half the fun. I’ve also ended up with a deeper understanding of computers, networks and even people via the FOSS community.