A masochist. I've ranted about this before on HN so won't too much now, but suffice to say over the years I've tried to use a Pi for multiple different project

A masochist. I've ranted about this before on HN so won't too much now, but suffice to say over the years I've tried to use a Pi for multiple different projects, and it's very rare that anything ever just works, even following apparently clear tutorials. I always run into issues somewhere installing packages from the linux and/or python ecosystems. If all you need is a base Raspbian install, fair enough; but anything more complicated and you're likely heading for a world of hurt, trying random 'solutions' from years-old Ubuntu forum and StackOverflow posts.