!rant
I'm a full stack web dev (LAMP, MEVN), not a sys admin. Besides complete control of my os, are there any benefits to a Linux-based os like arch or ubuntu? I've played around and set up both in VMs, but I'm struggling to find a benefit that justifies the setup commitment.

@Noobish fair. It is a bit convoluted to disable auto updates, but it is possible. Just gotta remember to re-enable it and check once a week haha

@LastDigitOfPi makes sense yeah. It's almost like a struggle between whether I want to covert to all new stuff and a new workflow, or try to adapt to a new environment. I've been a windows user for forever, but I'm starting a new job, and I'm provided a macbook - I was considering it so I might be able to customize the os to be more windows-like haha

I also like the easy replacent of tools.
systemd/sysv/upstart/...
vim/emacs/nano/...