So since the mid-2010s I've been interested in tiling window managers
even though I didn't know it at the time. Since Windows 8 came out
with their fullscreen Metro apps, I've thought that was a much better
use of space than the traditional Windows/Mac floating chaos. I can't
recall how many times before I fiddled with IE windows (before tabbed
browsing) and getting side-by-side just right (before snapping was a
thing). As pretty and as personal as wallpapers can be, I just don't
really see the point as you're not going to be looking at it for long
at all. I guess this goes back to my minimalist/functionalist
idiosyncrasies.

But yeah, on Windows 10 I more often than not have the "Tablet" mode
on and do 1 or 2 visible windows side-by-side. I just prefer that
organization to the free floating mess. And of course Windows (and
basically all the web) can't let you access all the same functions
(like safely ejecting a USB) without being on a proper "desktop"
environment. Because why allow access to "advanced" settings on the
mobile site? No, we have to treat mobile users like idiots and
second-class citizens, even though pretty much everyone uses a mobile
phone/tablet to view the internet now. Well, I'm getting off topic.
Suffice it to say that while Windows had improvements between Win7 and
Win10, there have been drawbacks and mistakes as well.

Anyway, now that I'm daily-driving on Debian-based distros (Ubuntu and
Mint), I've chosen dwm as my go-to window manager. It's ingenious, if
only a bit lacking in support/keyboard shortcut maps and explanations.

It's so beautiful to see windows stack and if your stack gets too
crowded, you can go monocle mode (Mod+m) and enjoy the full-screen
splendor. It's just. So. Organized. It fits. It makes me happy. I
should add a disclaimer that I'm terrible with dwm, not the least of
which is because I apt install it, but also I have no idea how to get
it to start my status bar correctly, despite setting .xinitrc multiple
times. *sigh* I also can't get it to work with multimedia buttons like
volume. The worst part is that the program crashes whenever there's an
emoji in the title. 

Side note: I hate emojis as a font. What's wrong with :)? What's wrong
with a little freaking creativity? Why do we need these damn crazy
symbols that just make you look like a semi-literate teen?

Anyway, I still have issues with dwm that sometimes require me to go
into Xfce or whatever the hell Ubuntu is using as their window
manager. It's a pain, but I can deal with it. They're only computers,
right?