If you don't use your machine nonstop, than restarting shouldn't be an issue. IF shindows can shutdown very quickly, than it should take about a minute or less to switch. You can go to the bathroom and upon return you already have switched.
I use Linux distro almost 24/7, so installing/having another OS just for SOME games is a super huge pain. And I don't game much anyway, cuz potato machine.
Hold on. I did get notification with your comment, but... hmm... Since we both replied to the same guy, the app thought that it's logical to send notification about "adjacent/neighbor" reply. I thought that notifications are only about direct replies. Strange. Yes, you did not replied to me. Oopsy. :)
I'm not very knowledgeable, but Matrix is only centralized, if you don't include non-matrix.org instances. You can safely chat locally without matrix.org, AFAIK.
Why did you assume that I 'show how "smart"' I am? I saw the mistake and it was a sore in my eyes. Then I commented the correction in case OP is not good at English. You know, a lot of people are still trying to learn, and I'm just giving the right direction.
Yes, I haven't contribute anything besides the correction, but I don't have anything else to say in this case.
That's kind of great, because root is not intended for regular users.