Other than some autostart apps, you are free to do whatever you want. I actually like having at least 2 DEs, one generic with default settings and one customized for everyday use. Also, they should use different backends. Then if I completely mess up with my config, I’ve got a fallback.

I use lots of gimp and with time, surely you can get used to it, but generally, it’s not a simple photo editor.

QubesOS is most likely overkill and it’s probably not a good choice for beginners. Try Fedora, Manjaro, Pop OS, Elementary, Mint, Garuda or other more friendly distros. Just avoid plain Ubuntu & it’s flavors. It’s cancer nowadays.

Paint.Net is fully open source.

Subreddit? You high man? Do you need some water? Have you eaten well?

Why are there 12 positions?!

Go and drink some water.

Can confirm. My ass hurts so much.

Multiplication by a number smaller than one is division

Depends if I find the company that made that media ethical. I would be happy to pirate Autodesk, Adobe, EA etc. Just because they are predatory and unethical. I also “pirate” music (adblock on youtube) since recording labels are shit. Also I watch youtube with no ads, since I do not support Google. I do pay for Nebula though, since a lot of creators I like are there and the company is fair.