@scriptkiddie I am desktop Linux user for at least 25 years now, and longer on server. But it is not that easy, and I mean both ways.

Matrix was about something else, than we thought in 1990s. Basically: it described certain psychedelic or psychotic states of minds, both ways, especially the original movies.

Linux is like promise, which was never really fulfilled. Yes, it is very usable now, but end users can't be liberated... they would have to move to distros (like Android).

Github, considered to be crucial for free software and Linux kernel development, is now owned by Microsoft, which is big irony, from my 1990's point of view.

We still don't have anything better, than GNU/Linux. But the reason, why it is marginal, is that people generally want to be isolated from technical details as much asi possible. Which won't be solved by education.

The complexity of desktop computing simply skyrocketed, without any real reasons why it should happen - most us actually use PCs for much less actual computing, than in 1990's, we mostly use PCs as media platform and less and less for creativity (not all, but I see this myself).

I hope for some reconnection of FOSS community with ordinary end users, without corporations and so, but so many attempts have already failed. Let's hope, that Fediverse can change the situation... but we have to choose the parables wisely. Maybe move on from 1990's popculture (but where exactly?)