likes: grass. dislikes: not being near grass
On the GPU thing. NVIDIA: apparently stable but need to do some work to install. I don’t have nvidia though
AMD: don’t need to do anything.
And also, you are highly unlikely to damage your hardware through misconfiguration. Imagine if it was easy to do that, I doubt Linux would be used for servers powering the Internet and phones around the world if that were the case
A lot of great questions. I think many details are already out there but I’ll try to answer some to my best ability.
Answering the easier questions: Most games work check protondb.com for your specific games. There is a “Linux update” button on some popular mainstream linux distros - and it will never force you! Its also possible to update without rebooting for most updates (how great right?) No antivirus needed and it’s more secure (but of course not invulnerable!)
Some of the other questions have a “It depends…up until a point” answers.
There are work arounds for non Linux programs…except for specific examples like some games. Valorant for example.
I’m not a modder or .NET expert but there’s something called Wine which should help with that …so answer is probably Yes-with caveats.
I’d recommend thinking about what are you “must work” deal breakers for work/hobbies (more specific than these more general questions) and considering if linux is for you. The distros that might work for you are Pop OS! and Linux Mint.
The neat thing is you can try these for free and hop around. I dual booted windows and Linux for a while before making the full time switch.
Eastern Europe tends to be cheaper but you can travel on a budget in most places.
Never heard of fees to enter a city before apart from the ETIAS fee for some countries which is somewhat like the ESTA but cheaper I think.
There’s a few obvious ones but my best life hack, as a dude, is regarding shaving razors and cream. Those Gillette things in the UK are damn expensive. They got like 4 razors, super fancy. And the cream too. You don’t need it. I bought a massive bag of the classic razors off of Ebay and moved to the classic shaving soap. Lasts me months.