“Let me just bash one of the alternatives on a list of 24+ because I have a particular stick up my ass for it” - You.
Nobody is telling you to use gimp, there’s literally 24+choices there for a reason, there’s no single 1:1 equivalent. If there was, only one thing would be worth listing as an alternative, now wouldn’t it? Pick one or multiple of the alternatives to best fit your use case if you decide Adobe is stomping on your foot too hard, that’s it, it’s that simple.
Respectfully, take the stick out your ass.
“Let me just bash one of the alternatives on a list of 24+ because I have a particular stick up my ass for it” - You.
Nobody is telling you to use gimp, there’s literally 24 + choices there for a reason, there’s no single 1:1 equivalent. If there was, only one thing would be worth listing as an alternative, now wouldn’t it? Pick one or multiple of the alternatives to best fit your use case if you decide Adobe is stomping on your foot too hard, that’s it, it’s that simple.
Respectfully, take the stick out your ass.