> A person’s main task shouldn’t be computing, but to be human. Ok that's fine. I'm not sure what part of my statement required computing vs being human. Insta

> A person’s main task shouldn’t be computing, but to be human. Ok that's fine. I'm not sure what part of my statement required computing vs being human. Installing an OS isn't some herculean effort, and if you're fine with Linux then I'm sure you would agree with that statement. And if you bought a laptop, "decrapifying" it is a one day thing. It's not a continous fight that you're having everyday. > I use Windows to launch and run a single game, and it can’t even do that without pissing me off. Why? If it's just because you don't like windows, that's fine, but I think it reads a lot better if you say that instead of masquerading your opinion as some objective fact that applies to everyone: > A good operating system: Mac OS. Windows has become so user-hostile that I refuse to get near it. Linux breaks the rule above: a person's primary task should not be computing, but being human. This gives me no information on what constitutes a good OS. You talk about how we shouldn't be computing but being human, and give a bunch of great examples, but none of them are OS specific: Notifications, email, calendar, apps, social media, news and feeds, reddit, websites, and behavior. None of these are OS specific induced noise, with the exception of notifications. And in the case of notifications I feel like a Mac requires more effort to turn them off. Anyways, I agree with the overall premise, but I think it would have been a much better read if you had said something like: "A good operating system: Whichever OS makes you work the most productively, for me that's Mac OS." Linux doesn't necessarily make people feel like they're computing and not being human, and Windows can be less user hostile depending on the person. Anyways, good article, I was just curious if there might have been specific instances that caused these feelings. I'm buying my first MacBook in over 10 years in November and I'm interested to see if my opinion changes :)