That said, some of our countries might be in a slippery slope towards a similar situation (I mean nearly non-payed labor or debt slavery already exist in some countries).
The main two reasons for people not using linux are:
I don't have willpower/time to learn it.
I'm afraid I can't find my favorite software alternative.
And while we can all agree that Gimp/Krita/RawTherapee are decent alternatives to Adobe's suite, you would have to relearn everything you've been doing for the last x years.
Switch Adobe for AutoCAD or any other proprietary tools.
My only suggestion for anyone in those situations is setting up the tools in a VM, but that's a lot of work figuring out how, and it will be sluggish and power-intensive.
Not since the accident..