Also, once you've learned the ins and outs of Nix (which TBH I didn't find as hard as others, there's tons of examples) it's usually pretty simple to update sof

Also, once you've learned the ins and outs of Nix (which TBH I didn't find as hard as others, there's tons of examples) it's usually pretty simple to update software yourself--relatively risk-free. For example, I've been keeping Minecraft on the cutting edge for my kid by occasionally updating a URL and hash. A lot of the modules provide a 'package' option to make that easier.