The irony of not wanting to use Plex and saying to use Tailscale to let you use jellyfin is just too good.
According to Steam: in the last 3 years there has been 150% growth in Linux users
Steam deck.
And according to Pornhub, in 2024 there was a 41% growth in Linux users.
Steam deck.
That's just the steam deck. That doesn't really count as "people switching to linux".
On the flip side, SteamOS and the "success" of the steam deck is giving people here a false sense of "OMG THE YEAR OF LINUX IS FINALLY HERE!!!!" because most people that buy a steam deck aren't really "using linux" in the way that OP is talking about. They just bought a game console, and that game consoles OS is based on linux. On the steam surveys sure, it will show as say 5mil more people using linux - but that's just 5 million steam deck sales, not laptops or desktops that have switched to Linux.
There isn't any significant increase in people running Linux on their laptops or desktop computers.
So, what do I do? When Windows 10 stops getting its updates, throw it away?
Windows 10 won't just stop working in October. As long as you're not an idiot you can safely use Windows 10 PCs connected to the internet for the next decade.
Microsoft have also announced ways to get extended updates to it til Oct 2026 too btw.
In Windows you also needed to google every day basic functions
You do? Like what?
On Windows you also need to use the terminal for some things, like removing some of their bloatware (xbox bullshit, for example).
Or you can just leave it and not use it, disable it, or delete it from the add or remove apps settings menu.
Why does something simply being there but not used bother you guys so much? I don't get it - especially when it's so easy to disable them through the menus they give you.
The Windows 11 Pro edition at my work had an entry for Whatsapp in the start menu after a fresh install…
That's just a stub, an "ad". Whatsapp isn't installed. You can just right click and delete that shortcut.
I’m constantly playing wack-a-mole with Copilot.
Why do you not want copilot to even exist on your computer?
Linux Mint is easier to use out of the box than any version of Windows.
How so? Definitely isn't if you have an Nvidia GPU.
Not to mention doesn't play nicely with GPUs made by the overwhelming market leader, nvidia.
Windows 10 is no longer receiving security updates
That’s completely different. Every internet connected service has risks, but having known vulnerabilities that you just refuse to fix is different to someone figuring out a complex exploit.