@mischievoustomato @david @phnt @raccoon @japananon @sendpaws Depends on your definition of "normie". When it comes to just basic web browsing and word processing Linux (namely distros like Mint and Ubuntu) was ready for that for years, but nobody cares anymore given that the concept of a family PC has been dead thanks to smartphones.

Next level above that, you have gamers, engineers, artists, etc, and that's where things start to get iffy. Game support is getting better, but some companies still refuse to port their games to Linux and there are even some that go out of there way to make sure that their games will not even run under Wine (I think Blizzard did or still does ban users who play their games like WoW on Linux). Video and photo editing are still shit (though Blender is decent if you don't care about special effects). From what I've heard, CAD software is the same way, but is slowly getting better.

Finally, you have the programmers and people who know all the ins and outs of Linux that they can use it without any problem. They don't need to waste their time on forums, IRC, or StackOverflow. They're constantly writing their own scripts and automating everything.

The main problem is that unless you manage to find a fully freetard school/career, there will always be that one program that either doesn't work on Linux or just simply runs better on Windows. I think the best example I know of are Proctored/Locked-Down web browsers designed for taking exams. The developers out-right refuse to support Linux because different desktop environments means that they have to patch out any exploits that allows the user to access the rest of the OS during an exam. To add insult to injury, they are also designed not to work under Wine or VMs for obvious reasons.