I stopped distro hopping after switching to Arch (with Sway WM), now my same installation is hopping across laptops instead.
It might not be friendly for new Linux users but I feel in control using it and keep it maintained and clean easily.
I usually recommend Vanilla OS for non-tech savvy people, in case you're looking for something that just works. It will probably become limiting for you after a while since you like tinkering.
Yes, but they have vowed to maintain manifest V2 support, at least until it becomes unfeasible. It also comes with its own ad blocker.
Then again, Brave is an advertisement company, same as Google. And the CEO is Brendan Eich, notorious for two very evil and despicable things: being homophobic and creating JavaScript.
I've been tempted by a Light Phone for years but have never made the leap. GrapheneOS and paring my list of apps way down. A homescreen replacement from the F-Droid app store that looks extremely similar to Light Phone's home screen is a nice balance without losing Signal messenger, but I have to say I'm really tempted by this new generation.
I'd say the price is way too high, but hardware isn't easy and they don't seem to be pushing for subscription revenue or selling data.
The disadvantages in being tied to the execution model of said Turing Complete language are also significant when compared to one that can do optimizations like stream fusion without having to work such optimizations into the language as a whole. But there's no technical reason we can't have both.
