I can only agree with this. In my experience, everybody coming from a lifetime with windows has to learn that a "working directory" has a very real and everyday

I can only agree with this. In my experience, everybody coming from a lifetime with windows has to learn that a "working directory" has a very real and everyday meaning in Linux. Windows software just isn't designed that way because it usually has GUIs and "Open file" dialogs and doesn't use the cwd mostly. Most shortcuts even execute software in their installation directory (because it's most compatible with developers using relative paths for their assets and ignoring the existence of the cwd mechanic altogether, I guess?). So for somebody just coming from Windows, this isn't just the wrong mindset for shell scripts, more dangerously it's a mindset they find appealing, because it matches their prior experience on Windows better.