I use Garuda. Yes, it's Arch based, but it's also all set up for gaming and newbie friendly. I started on Bazzite, then switched to Garuda, it's just as easy.
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We have passed the point where it has to be complicated. If you choose something like Garuda, Bazzite, or Mint, it should be a pretty straightforward switch.
No, that's Garuda.
Also gaming focused, also super easy, not so locked down it won't let you change your login background, also has great Nvidia support. Arch.
I was thinking, build a new, brutalist, mainly underground executive complex and turn the white house into a museum. The ballroom houses an exhibit on the warning signs of oppression and fascism.
Well... You can, of course.
I'm sure there are all kinds of arguments for or against it but for me it comes down to one simple question.
What kind of world do you want to live in?
We all work together every day to manufacture a shared reality, it could just as easily be one of mutual respect as it could constant aggression. We can help each other or hurry each other. We can be honest or dishonest.
Would you rather live in a world where everyone indulges in self gratuitous lazy fallacies? Or one where people try to be more honest and rigorous in their communication?
Yes, but you also don't need a minority ruling class to treat everyone under their control as a disposable resource in order to be able to have money and buy things.
Instead of a system where money is power, let's craft one where people have power. We do that by regulating away the capitalists.
"But other people who tried that ended up with despots!" Yes, well, despots will always try to take control, let's build a society that doesn't let them.
It amazes me how many people just think capitalism means earning money and owning things and don't realize it is about having a minority ownership class that literally uses everyone else as a disposable resource.
Maybe you are right. I can only say I have been using it for a couple of years and haven't had any trouble.
Coming at this from a different angle... You don't have a pet that could have laid in it do you?
My first distro was Bazzite, and I switched to Garuda to get away from immutability.
Maybe it's silly, but it pissed me off to not be able to change my login screen background.
I have never had problems with Nvidia drivers with these distros, and Arch on Garuda has been easy. Honestly, I don't know what all the fuss is about over these. Maybe I just got lucky with my choices.
Also I use xfce, it just looked straightforward. It has some quirks regarding the application bar, but had otherwise been pretty straightforward.
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I use Garuda, it's Arch and is just as easy as Bazzite.