Maybe it’s because I was last into linux more heavily 10+ years ago. But I am amazed at how distros work now. 15 year old wifi adapter that originally came with cd based drivers? Works perfectly without anything extra. Racing wheel i got on ebay? Works perfectly. Mouse, keyboard, tartarus, no issue. I am just very happy with how well linux has been working, and hopefully this will bring more people to make the switch. However, I have not had luck with vr (oculus. I hear index does better). Thats the one thing I do hope for more progress on.
yeh years ago, to get Linux working you might need an older computer because the kernels did not catch up yet. Nowadays, I can just buy any new computer and can be sure that 90% of my devices will work with it.
The only problem now is modern standby. Intel and AMD kept fucking up standby mode on laptops.