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29 lines
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## Mini Topic: Our Favorite Window Manager
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**If I could only use one WM forever?**
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BSPWM. Hands down.
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It’s that sweet spot between being *super minimal* and *crazy powerful*. The separation of concerns (bspwm for layout, sxhkd for keybinds) just *feels right*. I can mold it to whatever I want — stacky, floaty, monocle, gaps, no gaps — and I never feel boxed in. Plus, it plays so nice with scripts, which fits my setup philosophy perfectly.
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Runners-up?
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- DWM for its suckless charm — though patching can be a pain long-term.
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- Openbox when I want something with a more traditional vibe but still lightweight.
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## Main Topic: Is Choice *really* the best thing about Linux?
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Short answer: **Yes — but also no.**
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**Why yes:**
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- *Freedom to choose* means freedom to optimize. You can build the exact experience *you* want, whether it’s for gaming, development, minimalism, or rice-aesthetic glory.
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- It fuels innovation. We get awesome tools like PipeWire, Wayland compositors, and projects like NixOS or Bedrock Linux because people chase different visions.
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- It makes the community fun. Exploring tiling WMs or weird DEs is part of the culture.
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**Why no (or at least... maybe not always):**
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- **Paradox of choice.** Newcomers get overwhelmed. Do I use GNOME or Plasma? X11 or Wayland? apt, dnf, or pacman?
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- **Fragmentation.** Things break or don't work uniformly across distros or desktops. The choice sometimes comes at the cost of cohesion.
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- **Documentation hell.** You find a guide, but it's for Arch, or it's 3 years old, or it's for a DE you're not using.
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**Conclusion?**
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Choice *is* the best part of Linux — if you’ve got the time, patience, and curiosity. But for folks who just want to *get stuff done*, too many options can feel like a maze with no cheese.
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