XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11, comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Nov 20, 2025 at 4:12:21 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   <10fo78l$39kk9$6@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On 20 Nov 2025 20:35:43 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >   
   >> And people aren’t complaining because choice is “unsustainable.”   
   >> They’re complaining because too much choice means too much friction   
   >> for folks who just want to drive without memorizing 40 different   
   >> ways to pop the hood.   
   >   
   > Because of course they go to the Microsoft and Apple car lot, and just   
   > pick from the limited options on display, and that’s good enough for   
   > them, right?   
      
   Have you heard of the Paradox of Choice? When people have 6 options of jams   
   they are more likely to buy jam, and happier with their choice, than if they   
   have 20 options (from memory, my numbers might be off). Same with lots of   
   other products.   
      
   With that said, I have no issue with there being tons of distros. That is how   
   it works in open source and a few bubble to the top and more others are   
   ignored. All good to me. I will say for me there is not much difference   
   between them -- sure, some work better on lower end hardware, some might be a   
   bit prettier, etc. But they have little difference on how I get to apps, use   
   apps, save, print, etc.   
      
   I like that macOS offers me choices others do not. In that way it offers me   
   MORE choice.   
      
   But that does not mean my way of looking at it or my priorities have to be   
   yours. I like user-focused efficiency. Linux is better at computer-based   
   efficiency. No doubt that is VERY important for a lot of computation based   
   workflows.   
      
   And in both cases there is a lot more to it than that. I am writing in VERY   
   broad strokes.   
      
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