> Saying that I’ve been maintaining my dotfiles for a decade is like saying that I’ve been decorating my home for a decade. I think it's more like decorating y

> Saying that I’ve been maintaining my dotfiles for a decade is like saying that I’ve been decorating my home for a decade. I think it's more like decorating your home for the first time (which is a lot of work), but then in the proceeding years you keep tweaking a few bits to your liking as you learn more about "decoration". The true benefits of the analogy break down a little, for instance one big advantage is persistence, stability and control - that some large corporation doesn't keep rudely breaking into your home every month and forcefully redecorate everything with the latest trend, or keep moving the furniture and light switches around while you are asleep, and inserting annoying store fronts into critical appliances like the fridge, or your toothpaste... The other benefit being that you can fairly effortlessly take your decorations with you to your next home!