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.
In Poland there are quite popular Proton bots. You probably can find them across Europe.
Well yea, I was 9 when I started programming in Batch, but it is not really suited for every kid. Most kids aren’t nerds. Some may have problem reading and formatting code correctly, let alone understanding anything not seen before. Scratch mostly takes care of that.
Get some robots. Big marketing thing and another point of fun and learning. And the results are visible IRL.
Subreddit? You high man? Do you need some water? Have you eaten well?
Why are there 12 positions?!
I’ve tried, but I’ve got lost quite fast.