All distros are equivalent, as far as software is concerned. They all have access to the same open source software, and Flatpak; AppImage; and Snap can be used for extra portability.

Think of a distro like a pre-configured image of linux. You can always change the configuration later, if you desire. For example, the Desktop Environment. All you have to do is just install a different DE package (usually via command line)

The DE has a major impact on user experience. Use KDE plasma for a more windows-familiar experience, or Gnome for a more Mac-familiar experience. Or experiment with others

The Linux Experiment is a good resource

Linux is already at 4.5%

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/

You called?

I feel like that would cause false positives

Then again, not that many people mess with their router

I recently broke the networking stack by uninstalling ca-certificates

I was using a slightly risky command to delete unneeded packages, and for some reason ca-certificates was on the list

At least the fix was simple. Boot the rescue iso and reinstall them

I spend a lot of time in the r/furry discord server

It’s a wonderful place to just chat. Imo, discord is fine as a chatroom

It’s the same for me

Except, i try to give reddit as little traffic as possible, unless i need it for reference for something