I grew playing with a computer on the first Pentium generation, the only reason I tried to get Linux to work is one game that runs better on it because of shaders issues, when I'm done playing it I'll probably delete my Linux partition.
Pop os and kde neon were so easy no issues mint is ok but im not a fan of the retro look. I had fun messing with the immuntible nix but like it was a little overkill for me. I'll have to suffer at work for windows unfortunately but im done at home. Linux does everything I need without having a.i. , spyware, telemetry, uninstallable apps and ads shoved in my face with every update.
Ah maybe because you are "located" in Europe. You have much sticker laws regarding these things. The telemetry and spyware are still running in the background though just not as in your face.