Maybe they have a great support network via family. Maybe they don’t understand what life is like without a job and home.

They dont require physical access, but they require access to a non-root account on the machine. How often do you create accounts on your local machine for malicious actors to use?

When you do a new OS install, do you create a separate user account for guests and then share the login details with random people?

CachyOS has been flawless on my S/O’s desktop. From an easy install to plenty of documentation available, I couldn’t have asked for much more. During install, there’s an entire step dedicated to checking a box if you want to play games. (To enable non-free drivers).

I don’t think it was a poor choice.