I'm not convinced that any version of Windows is going to "take off". In fact, with the imminent end of Windows 10 support - I think more people will be seeking viable alternatives. Perhaps ones that advertise less and do what an OS is supposed to do, with is get out of the way and efficiently run applications. Windows 11 just doesn't have the adoption it needs at the moment, and I think a lot of people are considering their alternatives.

I think that I have significant additional issues with concentration following the first medical intervention gene therapy shot that I received for the event that occurred through 2020, that may or may not have originated in a bio lab. I am a profoundly different person now. I am getting better, but in addition to issues with ADHD and concentration, I've also experienced worse memory (according to other people I know), shorter temper, inflammation, and other lesser effects. Correlation is not causation - but I don't think I'm alone here either. Perhaps TikTok and shorts are just convenient excuses, to direct peoples attention away from other things that deserve serious study.

There is plenty more maintenance code being supported by C++, while Rust is predominantly used for newer projects and code. With less built up cruft and detritus following years of use - it seems obvious that coding in Rust is more productive. It's also likely that C++ for a variety of reasons (such as better library support) is used for larger and more complex codebases. I'd like to see the metric they used to make the comparison before I agreed or disagreed with the premise being made.

I was going to recommend OpenBSD which runs well on machines of this age and vintage. It also includes quite a bit of modern software, and surprisingly it's not too hard to set up. It's also widely considered to be very secure. But alas, I cannot. While just about every software is available and "runs" on machines of this age - it's actually not possible to get great performance out of any modern supported browser. I get reasonable performance from a netbook with 2m Ram, but the browser is the sticking point. They run - but are not really super useful.

For example: you could run Chrome or Firefox (both are supported), but they use more memory and processor than the OS itself. . . .and finally, while there are some word-processors and the like available on OpenBSD (and they work OK). You could not typically use them to share and edit documents with others. Microsoft Word or OpenOffice, for that matter are simply not options.

So, in the end - I don't think you can use computers more than 5 years old on the modern internet.

There are a number of things that are happening at the moment that could have a deleterious effect on lifespan:

• The current activity within the Ukraine could escalate into a global conflict, which could affect life span.
• Current sanctions and the effects on gas availability could mean parts of Europe suffer a colder (more expensive) winter over the next few years.
• The gas shortages (combined with dot point one) might also mean inability to create nitrate fertilizers, which could result in a more difficult food environment.
• Following COVID, there have been unexplained changes to the population's excess morbidity in most developed countries. The reasons for this are not currently known or investigated - but have been documented on many Government statistics websites and validated by actuaries. If this trend continues, it seems likely that it will affect people's average lifespan as well.