Because it’s not.
Obvious joke out of the way, I know PS is quite powerful, especially for basically having a bunch of Unix core utils basically built into one program, but I just cannot wrap NY brain around it. I understand it has a verb-noun structure, but feel like I can get more done in Bash than I ever will be able to in PS (I’m terrible at Bash).
Oh good, like Stoat before it. And Element before it. And Matrix before it. And XMPP before it…
It’s DSL (Damn Small Linux). I’ve played with it in the past, but I’ve found Antix or MX Linux to be easier to get up and going with unless you’re super strapped for storage space.
With the enshittification of streaming platforms, a Kodi or Jellyfin server would be a great starting point. In my case, I have both, and the Kodi machine gets the files from the Jellyfin machine through NFS.
Or Home Assistant to help keep IOT devices that tend to be more IoS. Or a Nextcloud server to try to degoogle at least a little bit.
Maybe a personal Friendica instance for your LAN so your family can get their Facebook addiction without giving their data to Meta?
If they are 12 hour shifts, so that the people can head home at 5 with everyone else. If they are 8 hour shifts, usually for the later shifts to have an okay life balance: 5-2 for day shift, 2-11 for second shift, and a third shift option that overlaps.
Even though I’m a night person, 5 is a common time to wake up for enough people who presumably want to be productive, and the benefit of getting off work before the school day ends has to be enticing. And on the second shift side of things, they get to have lunch with loved ones before going to work, and 11 is early enough that they could potentially go out for drinks or other fun before bed.
It’s also nice that for either shift, the person has time to run errands at a time when most stores are open and activity levels are low.
Last I tried, BSD didn’t like the WiFi on my laptop, so it’s currently a no-go for me.
Gonna survive on Linux for now, but at least I know I have a potential refuge elsewhere.