I get the feeling that Lemmy has a relatively higher concentration of Linux users. I’m preparing to move over to Linux when I build my new computer. I already put Linux Mint Cinnamon edition on one of my old laptops and I like it quite a bit. I figure that since I’ve been wanting to switch over for years, I should just do it. The games were the thing holding me back, and Proton seems to have taken care of that(I don’t really play multiplayer games that require anticheat… I’m a singleplayer kind of girl).
For me, anyway, I want to switch because Windows has been creeping me out with its telemetry. Windows 11 looks lousy, and I’d have to jump through some hoops to get my old hardware on 11, anyway.
You raise a good point about the Linux community itself. A lot of the people I’ve seen have tended to be gatekeepy chuds. My girlfriend switched ahead of me, and she says she’s having difficulty finding Linux YouTubers that aren’t right-wing douches. I really hope Beehaw ends up with a vibrant Linux community… the be(e) nice ethos would cut out a lot of the worst issues with the Linux community.