Seasoned power users (most HN participants) will generally vastly underestimate how much time they spent learning how to get their OS of choice 'just right' and

Seasoned power users (most HN participants) will generally vastly underestimate how much time they spent learning how to get their OS of choice 'just right' and subconsciously use many tricks that would not be obvious to a layman. Yes, my Windows just works as well, but not without tweaks and regular maintenance.