IS LEARNING LINUX, EMACS AND THE COMMAND LINE SIMPLY A DISTRACTION?

Just before I sat down to write this Gopher entry, I was watching a YouTube video from 
NetworkChuck, one of the most entertaining programming content creators. He was setting 
up and playing around in Omarchy, a Linux variant of Arch Linux that is connected to a 
selection of AI services. 

As I was watching the video and wanting to try what he was doing in his video, I had to 
stop myself from going home and wiping one of my spare laptops as soon as I got home 
tonight. But I've noticed a pattern to where something grabs my attention as very 
interesting, but I don't stay focused on it and exploring it more for a deeper 
understanding and gaining some proficiency with it. I'm learning and finally coming to 
an agreement with myself to spend some time with each system and protocol and put others 
onto a, "wish list" for a future date. 

I've also come to a decision that playing with and exploring these systems is worth my 
time. Yes, it doesn't immediately pay off in monetary gain, but it expands my knowledge 
base and allows me to become more programming-minded. It will allow me the chance to 
learn other more modern systems as I'll hopefully have built a solid foundation in the 
fundamentals of programming. 

Also, I enjoy it. I learning new skills and don't feel like my skills are stagnating.