So - if by 'conservative' you mean "resistant to change" as regards -my- own PC & the OS I choose to use...that is most likely true. I always point to the same 2 ideas as being of importance IMO: 1 - It is MY PC & as such it must be as I desire for it to be and NOT decided by some faceless monolith; 2 - As time has passed, all this 'modernization' has resulted in the 'chrome-izing' of many, many things - which has effectively removed control from the users as well as what I would refer to as the brainiest features of all which has been thusly affected. As I see it, the last truly great M$ OS was Win2kPro - and yes - it was a bit stodgy & techie by comparison to all modern stuff, while also being absolutely rock solidly reliable. I only subjected myself to taming XP for my clients back then because they demanded it - and fortunately after XP I became semi-retired and now I can watch all this from afar - courtesy of Linux & the happiness of my remaining clients in also being full time Linux users.
Very Cute Dear Follower !! Try being on call 24/7 for ALL the s/w & h/w needs of ~100 clients - as I did for over 20 years. Great work, very demanding of client relations skills & also quite rewarding because of that. Being an independent consultant was far better than when I had a 'day job' before that. Those who have a 'day job' can go home after work & play video games until bedtime - but no way would I have traded my consultancy for that !! In the reply quoted herein it is once again very clear that my Dear Follower only sees what s/he wishes to see - as the reply s/he posted refers to a 'day job' instead of the OS related post that it is erratically refering to.
I am so very fortunate to have such devoted & concerned Followers - Thanks so much for your concerned reply Enthousiast !! That very steady work level ended years ago as I've previosuly posted - and that must have also been TL;DR for you, so no biggie. But since you've pointed it out: That constant work was mostly a great joy to me as I had great relations with really good folks, got to solve lots of problems via doing loads of learning - and was blessed to recieve an abundance of open appreciation (besides being paid willingly for my works). The biggest reason I was forced to slow WAY down was what the medicos call 'cancer' - followed by the ~10 years of working to survive that after it had eaten up all my retirement savings, left me homeless a couple of times, and other very educational experiences. But here I am - still quite alive - healthier too - and so very blessed to have Followers appreciating my thoughts here now that I am semi-retired !! Not having any retirement funds makes living these days a bit challenging, BUT: I have 2 things gained in my learnings that CANNOT be bought=> Happiness and deep peace. My Best Wishes to All Here, and... To My Devoted Followers, as always: