Of course, that's just my N+1 anecdata. I've been using Linux on my main PC for two years now without much issue, but ymmv.
I still chase these issues for server dist upgrades, but at least I don't have to do for my desktop.
Dependency management utterly sucks in Linux. I can still run windows 98 binaries on win10.
> I still chase these issues for server dist upgrades
Yeah, I don't doubt it. Full OS upgrades are always dangerous, as proven by the Windows 8 -> Windows 10 install fiasco or the Catalina wipes. LTS distros tend to get ~5-6 years of support though, so it's not like you're going to be forced to reinstall for another few years.
Linux, Windows and MacOS are all different flavors of the same shitshow. I can assure you that package/dependency management is not one of Linux's shortcomings, relative to it's competitors.
What the hell? That's one of the biggest things desktop Linux got really right! Sure older binaries don't work but you shouldn't be flinging binaries around anyway.