Man that brings back memories. Mono-molecule wire and shenanigans :-D
Young whipper snappers can run for the hills since all the elders are going to become Linux experts :-D
Go install Windows you ankle-biters! Get off my lawn! :-D
Hence let the friend run Windows. End of story.
Your suggestion is not wrong despite people not liking it. OpenSuse Leap or TW and Fedora even SilverBlue can be good for Linux newbies.
I have got both OpenSuse Leap and Fedora 37 on old-people systems and they are happy to browse using Chrome and edit using Libreoffice. etc.
Windows or Linux is as much suitable for the people who can use it and need it. No need to force anyone to use anything.
Unpopular Opinion: Android is based on the Linux kernel. Almost most “Linux” Android users have never touched a terminal in their life. So the “Year of the Linux Desktop” has quietly happened and most people making redundant posts here on Lemmy :-D
When people play no-win games it is better to never play.
If you want relationships you work on your social skills.
If you want to go bear-hunting, well you go after bears.
If you want peace of mind just ignore these type of games.
Also have the Secret Service tackle themselves so that they dont follow illegal orders…
Compared to barrels of crude oil, I am sure a SINGLE Block of Aluminium can be reused more than 1000X times with no environment damage.
Any person would require the bad person to change,recognize that the change is for the better, as a new person perform good acts to overcome the harm that had happened before.
Good vs Bad is all about action and consequence.