The Ultimate Question - Upgrade or Re-Install?

[Matthew Flaschen]

Chanchao wrote:

> In my opinion the 'fresh' install people just do this based on faux
> psychological misconceptions about a new install being somehow 'fresher'
> as if it was a vegetable straight off a pristine farm.

It isn't fresh like a vegetable, but it is less cluttered with unneeded
applications.  How is this a misconception, and why should I just
tolerate crap on my machine?  Upgrading makes sense for servers, but I
don't need to have the exact same software before and after.  I have no
problem with reinstalling, since I keep my user data on a separate
partition anyway.

Matt Flaschen