> For 3 computers, 2 laptops, I've never _not_ had display bugs/oddities/issues. System upgrades always make me nervous because there is a very real chance of something getting fucked up and my screen staying black the next time it boots, having to go into a TTY, and manually fixing stuff up or booting the previous version that was still saved in GRUB.

I've had a Debian update break GRUB itself as well: https://blog.kronis.dev/everything%20is%20broken/debian-and-...

I still use some Linux distros because when they work, they're pretty good, but when they don't, be prepared for a bunch of annoyances and debugging.