> As the sibling comment describes, Nix can get a bit gnarly once you're off the beaten path, and having your whole OS subject to that is a pain. For me, years

> As the sibling comment describes, Nix can get a bit gnarly once you're off the beaten path, and having your whole OS subject to that is a pain. For me, years and years ago, that 'pain' (having my whole 9S subject to Nix's constraints) is what pushed me to really learn it instead of just retreating to the traditional base system. It transformed learning Nix (and even sometimes writing packages or extending NixOS) into the path of least resistance to run the software I wanted or needed to use. And that was helpful for me. For others (and for me at other times in my life) I understand that this is not always the right approach. But it can be really good.