Here are my “two cents” on the topic.

1. Do your best to try as much FOSS alternatives to your software stack while you’re still on Windows. If you do this, then you will know what to expect on Linux in terms of workflow. Linux is much faster than Windows; also it’s free from advertising and data-mining… your computer will fly in terms of performance. However, this will be useless if you cannot accomplish your work.

• 1.1. If there is software that you cannot find an alternative for, consider running under Linux a Virtual Machine with Windows; check your computer’s hardware - if it’s on the higher end, then you will not have any problems with that.

2. Pick a distribution that matches your computing preferences. Some Linux distributions are on the bleeding edge (like Arch), others are on the leading edge (like Fedora and Ubuntu non-LTS), and then you got those on the dinosaur-edge (like Debian, CentOS, Ubuntu LTS, openSUSE Leap) who are ment for enterprise deployment and feature ultimate stability with older software packages in their repositories. Personally, I like to be on the leading edge, but with a decent level of stability. I achieve this with Fedora by staying on the previous release and upgrading to the next one 1-2 months before mine reaches end of life. Why? I simply don’t have time for bullsh#t, i.e. dealing with bugs, tinkering my system and so on. When I need the latest version of a program, I get it from Flathub.
3. Pick a desktop environment. In my opinion, GNOME and KDE are the best, and you can discard all the other options. That said, XFCE scores great when you run some big data workloads or similar processes, where every bit of RAM matters. Apart from such use cases, idk why anybody would use anything else than GNOME or KDE.
4. Always keep in mind that nothing in this world is perfect, y inclus Linux. When there’s something wrong with Linux, don’t judge it harshly and remember what this system gives you in terms of efficiency and freedom. Always keep a backup of your important files. Data storage is dirt cheap nowadays.
5. Don’t mind salty people and haters inside the Linux community. As in every community, there are those no-life people who are so obsessed with something that they are actively fighting for it and insulting others for whatever they think it’s important. No matter what whoever says, your system is yours and you should use it the way it suits your needs.

I use it because I love how the Gecko engine renders web pages. For some reason, Gecko renders fonts way better than the Chromium engine, that is literally bashing my eyes. There’s something terribly wrong with the Chromium rendering… and I don’t know what it is 😅

That’s awesome! I wish more OS-es follow, especially Debian. Having support for an OS that can cover the whole perceived lifecycle of the hardware is something that was once (in the 2000s) the standard. This is something crucial for businesses, but it’s also great for home users.

Ublock Origin Dark Reader Proton Pass Zotero Betterfox UserJS

I had the same dilemma and I’ve made the switch for one particular reason - my eyes! Chromium font rendering adds some awful blur around each letter and this literally burns my eyes. There might be a way to turn the blur off… IDK.

That said, Brave is an awesome browser. From the Chromium world this is the only thing you can use with peace of mind. Don’t feel guilty or ashamed, or whatever, if you stick with Brave.

Cookies are not evil per se… but data mining companies made them like that.

I’m administrating an online store and cookies are responsible for the customer’s cart, plus their user session / logged in state.

As an admin I adhere to the “golden rule”, thus there are no creepy trackers on store. I don’t like them and I don’t want customers to face the same thing on websites that I manage.

That said, cookies are needed for user session & fraud protection. Instead of nuking cookies we shall kick the trackers out.