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Maybe not nobody but most...
The freedom and control and depth and enjoyment in using Linux. I know, I know, shut up I'm answering the question.
There was a question here recently about partitioning, and that got me thinking about inodes and really wanting to understand how data storage works. I went on a deep dive and learnt so much. I feel like I have a real deep understanding of how my system works now.
People don't understand how wonderful it is to have mastery over things. Most people are just consumers of a thing. I do my own motorbike and car maintenance, and I know where my limits are in terms of skill and equipment. It's so satisfying, it brings a sense of joy and accomplishment to my life.
I'm baffled that people just.. don't do this kind of thing. Don't learn about metabolic pathways or companion planting or do careful research and just impulse buy... Like.. Life must suck for them. It must be so dam boring to live life like that.
So yeah, I don't think many people understand that.
It takes time and effort though, and usually that time and effort is spent elsewhere, especially if you're an adult with two jobs and two kids. When you don't have to think to better your mastery of your surroundings, making good hardware/software choices becomes increasingly disparate