I am thankful that, despite what I see as The Bloating or heaviness of recent mainstream distros/direction, we still have the stable underlying it_just_works fr

I am thankful that, despite what I see as The Bloating or heaviness of recent mainstream distros/direction, we still have the stable underlying it_just_works framework of Debian as a common factor, enabling user choice across a range of options. Essential anecdata : for the few computers in my household, the user experience and stability of certain mainstream Debian-based Linux distros cratered hard after, let's call it 20.x, and I doubt it would be possible to achieve the "I set up a 16.x machine for my parents in 2016, and to this day, It Just Runs, No Questions Asked, Ever" in the same way with today's equivalents - unless stepping back to a simpler incarnation of the Debian family. I'm thankful to be able to do that, and in my house, that thanks goes to the ever-present Debian.