You haven’t started your requirements. If it’s only tinkering for fun and cannot handle editing text files, then best avoid the Linux world.

The bigger ones are great for parties but that’s not an everyday event

I thought “honest” would be obviously satire but guess I’m wrong, I’ve added satire to title

Like by prescription only like opiods or like no advertising like tobacco?

Do you really want what has happened with unrestricted tobacco to happen with meth?

Others have given good reasons. I just wanted to point out that you are generally supposed to use a dedicated computer that is firewalled or, preferably airgapped. And never patch anything unless absolutely required.