I have a UPS LMAO. Normally it prevents these types of issues but my computer was in standby when the power loss happened and did not like it.

Because power interruptions introduce choas into systems which can cause curruption. Most times nothing will happen and we carry on as usual, but occasionally things will be effected in a way that prevents booting or borks some other item. Nature of the beast.

You can setup btrfs the same way and it doesn't require you to learn zfs.

Usually I only break my system when I'm trying to do stuff that most casual users will never do.

Linux desktops have come so far in the last 10 or 15 years

Linux always works...

I had a coworker who always said "just use linux" when something didn't work on a windows machine. So he implied linux alwats works (there is no war in ba sing se)

Another pain in the ass for me — connecting dualsense controller via bluetooth. It connects, then just disconnects. There a workaround that includes fetching it’s ID via terminal, then using commands to connect and entrust that device. After that it connects fine. Until you need to reconnect it, that is, cause it stops being recognized. Apparently that was fixed like, a year ago. Yeah, right.

Well uhh, guess there go my plans to eventually get a dualshock controller...

You can do with linux, what you are already doing with W10.

The switch will be a lot of work, but keeping it working doesn't have to be.

I don't have my system set to auto-update. That way, if it worked yesterday, nothing that might change that will have happened since.

Once you have your install working how you want, nothing has to change. Linux doesn't force updates on you, and if you don't stay connected to the internet, you don't need to worry about security vulnerabilities needing updates that fix them, either.

Even better, with filesystem snapshots (which you can set up using timeshift if on btrfs), if you do update and run into issues, you can go back to exactly the way the operating system was before the update. Or weeks and even months earlier.

This way, I don't need to tweak and fix my system. If an update breaks something, I don't fix it. I hit undo. And if I just want to get to gaming, I just skip updating that evening.

Update when and if you feel like it.

I just want to load my games and play and not have to fiddle with compatibility or making it work.

Depending on what you play, that is pretty much how it works today. Install steam/heroic. Log in. Download games. Hit the play button.

that's reasonable!

here's a tip: look into immutable/atomic distros!

these are linux systems designed to be resistant to random breakdowns.

they prevent modifying system packages in runtime, meaning they require a reboot, after changes to system packages.

why is this an advantage, rather than an inconvenience?

because they allow for rollback when something breaks.

so IF anything breaks, you can always just roll back one version (i think about 1-3 versions, ususally) and you're up and running again immediately!

and since gaming is your thing:

take a look at bazzite!

hassle free, gaming focused!

everything you need for that pre-installed.

one thing you will probably need to do, just once for each game, is set the compatibility option in the games' steam settings to "proton X" (where X is usually either experimental or hotfix, whichever works/you like)

this is (or at least has been for me) a one-time-thing, that I've never had to touch again for any game. and it just works!

I mean, I'm not trying to be dismissive of the hard work the devs do at all.

My real issue is with the endless "It's easier than Windows now lolz!" I've literally been browbeaten and downvoted I don't know how many fucking times by asshats PROMISING me that problems like this don't fucking exist and it's FINE to load up Linux for fucking Grandma. Oh so when the power subsystem keeps crashing and Grandma doesn't know how to send an error report, it's just fine?

The issue isn't the lack of solution, the issue is Linux afficianodos acting like real problems like these are bullshit and it's child's play to make the jump from Windows/macOS to Linux.

And it's not! Linux is demands more of you! It doesn't baby you or do it for you. The last ten years have been nothing but research and figuring shit out. Windows and mac treat users like babies and Linux treats users like adults and it's not an easy transition for a lot of folks. Windows takes away your agency, Linux demands your agency.

Sorry for the rant, I just want people to recognize Linux still has it's quirks and that's fine but acting like it's for everyone is a fucking joke and a crock of shit.