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> Maybe you don't know everything that happens in your gnu linux system, and I think that's okay (to some degree).

I think a lot of this is because there's been an effort to provide more QoL functionality out of the box in dsitros and a lot of the features are inherently complex things with complex code. You can understand it, but understanding each individual piece takes a lot more time than it used to because each piece is solving for a wider use case.

The audio stack overhaul is a good example of one that's positive. PipeWire is actually game changing in terms of UX and how well _it just works_ to the point that there's no longer any kludging of asoundrc or any other configs and praying that an audio device you want to use works as expected.

There seems to be a tendency (for better or for worse) in Linux communities to want to deal with these inherently complex things by ignoring the complexity and taking the stance that building your own solution to those problems as they arise is better, but it really feels like a gatekeeping stance. Maybe it's a worse is better situation, or there's some level in the middle, but the current state of Linux is far better than it's ever been imo.