What’s your point? “Don’t use Linux unless you are a professional user”?

Beginners have to begin somewhere and they need to get info from somewhere.

A lot of Linux UX is still at the level where it doesn’t give enough relevant information to a non-technical user in a way that the user can actually make an informed decision. That is the core problem.

Whether users get their wrong information from AI, Stackoverflow, random tutorials, Google, a friend or somewhere else hardly matters.

Take for example a look at the setup process of a Synology NAS. A 10yo can successfully navigate that process, because it’s so well done. We need more of that, especially for FOSS stuff.

Too much of Linux is built by engineers for engineers.