It now seems laughable that only a few months ago, I was questioning whether I’d actually be able to switch off the Apple stack and stick to my choice. That’s what two decades worth of entrenched habits will do to your belief in change! But not only was it possible, it’s been immensely enjoyable. What seemed so difficult at first now appears trivial, since it’s been done.
That’s not a critique of the Apple ecosystem per se. Apple continues to make great hardware and pretty good software too. And I think accepting that fact from the get go actually makes sticking to a switch more likely to succeed. Falling in love with something new is a better and healthier motivator than hating something old.
That’s been my experience with Linux in particular. I’ve come to love the setup I’ve enshrined in the Omakub project. It does a whole host of things much nicer than the old macOS walled garden experience, on top of the fact that running an open source operating system simply feels right for someone who owes their entire career to open source. It’s a positive vision: I really, really like what Linux has to offer these days.
