No one "pulled you in" either. It's a forum! You are only half reading the thread it seems.
Linux Desktop users bash (shell pun not intended) everything else as often as not, as they did in this thread. I didn't start that, I just reflected it as funny and predictable, and even the guy who said we aren't much doing that.. went on to do exactly that in his response to me. Did you fail to note that? It was funny. You didn't chide him tho... Noted unix guy... No possible bias there? : )
I run Linux server flavors myself and have for decades. I was a Unix and then Linux admin, among other things, in the 90s and 00s professionally. I watched SUN mismanage itself out of relevance and then out of business with great sadness. SUN failing to get on the x86 bandwagon at the crucial pivot point is why Linux is the monster it is IMHO.
So this bashing of every other OS is dumb is indeed the 90s "Unix Pony Tail" outlook I grew up with in its new Linux edition. Does that joke ring a bell for you? I chuckle about it, then and now. The pony tails were wise and helpful, but also looking down their nose at the pesky x86 operating systems as glorified toys. I'm certainly not mad at anyone. I didn't have the hair for a pony tail.
Beyond that, all I'm telling people is to stop expecting support. It's not happening in general, unless you are a gamer, where some cool things are happening b/c it makes a ton of sense too. Pro Audio people and touring musicians want solutions, not an opportunity to do integration work between different tools. The lovable mess that is the "Linux ecosystem" all but de facto prevents app support at scale, but OSS licensing makes linux appliances logical, like a Steam Deck.
Be well.
