[knighthack]

I find it ridiculous how "writing scripts to keep things working the way I want" can be a source of frustration.

To me, that's a source of pleasure.

I've never expected Windows or Mac to work exactly how I want them to. In fac, they can't. So given that, how can Linux be a poorer experience/

The truth is that for virtually everyone, Linux will be the absolute closest experience to having everything work exactly the way you want things to, because it is that open to being modified.

[TonyTrapp]

For you, it's writing scripts so that things work the way you want. For the author, it's writing scripts to be able to use the computer at all. And how would that work if you have to write the scripts in a state the computer doesn't work for you? That's the difference between being fun for you and being agonizing for someone who has to rely on it un order to use their computer.