Turns out the reply in my thread telling me the best way to combat not caring about Linux is to care about Linux was absolutely correct.
I picked up a laptop, installed Linux Mint Cinnamon, and I’m already obsessed. I haven’t had this much fun with a PC in a long time and it’s just a cheapo Dell Inspiron 3520.
I’d discourage you from formatting and using Linux (as a long time Linux user myself). Keep your setup for your education because that’s most important. If you can, get another device to install Linux on and learn how to use it that way. It’ll also be very beneficial for your career