Yep. I've been learning the same lesson. I'm actually rediscovering all the things I loved and hated about Linux 10-15 years ago when I was on Ubuntu full time.

Yep. I've been learning the same lesson. I'm actually rediscovering all the things I loved and hated about Linux 10-15 years ago when I was on Ubuntu full time. The janky, unpolished, hodge-podge look and feel, but super snappy and configurable apps are more endearing this time. The inconsistent UIs between Qt, GTK, etc don't bother me so much after a decade of web-first UIs.