If I didn’t know anything about Linux, and had Linus Tech Tips as my main source of knowledge in regards to Linux, I would have considered Linux to be a toy novelty project at best.

Linus Tech Tips should focus on what they’re good at, which is, err… Well. I bet they’re good at something. Perhaps making noodles or something?

Let’s not forget the Honey scandal when he sold his own audience for money.

Fair point. I can’t argue with that. :)

How are you supposed to learn anything if you don’t make the effort of actually learn anything? Do you expect to get everything served on a silver plate? :)

Does this mean that they have finally solved the mouse centrering issue, which means that you can actually play Minecraft on Wayland now? Woho!

Oh my. I’m in lack of words… :D

Feel free to prove me wrong!

I don’t know anything about what happened in the US in regards to Trump. However. I find it unlikely that any meme has ever had any play in him being a president, but I said, I don’t know anything about the US history, so I don’t have much to say about it.

Regarding the PC Master Race joke, you should read this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Master_Race#History

PS. Joking about things doesn’t make them true. We have made fun about various serious topics over multiple centuries now, none of them have come true so far.

No. It was a joke that made fun of the PC users as well.

You do know that the PC Master Race was originally intended to make fun of the pseudoscientific Nazi ideology “master race”?

It feels like we need this joke more than ever before.

Linux Mint!

It’s based on Ubuntu, which means broad support for basically everything, including niche things like the Mullvad VPN client.

Mint has been around for a long time and they have had plenty of time to prove their place as a stable and reliable alternative.

Their software center includes well integrated support for Flatpaks, which is a a must have for things like Steam.

Mint is polished both visually and technically speaking. It’s a great general purpose option for both beginners and experienced users.

However. I might not be as ‘cool’ as some other new shiny players, which seems to be important for some, but I don’t feel comfortable recommending something that most likely last for a few years.

Mint is not something that I use myself, but it’s what I generally recommend to most users. I hope that excludes me me as some Mint fanboy.