I just like linux because my "computer" pretty much exists across my network. For example, in my office I run ncmpcpp on a different cpu (so I can save a monitor on my work cpu) than the one I use to control my mpd server via mpc (keybinding the media keys to scripts). The server is on a separate cpu altogether. Pulse can reroute the sound to any cpu sink.

And scripting is also great. I have all sorts of dumb little scripts that are helpful.

I have one for dmenu that can mount any file system in my house over sshfs. The menu puts [] around a system when it's mounted, and doesn't when it isn't. All of about 20 lines of bash script.

I just wrote one that allows me to search the contacts on my carddav server and populate the results in terminal, one at a time, with navigation. The terminal window is small and sticky, like Dan's mom.

I even enter my time for my work into sqlite via a script. Another script takes that data and plugs it into quickbook using xdotool over anydesk to windows.