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You have a point, but most normies aren't even aware that an operating system is just a piece of software their computer runs that can be swapped out for a different piece of software. They see the OS as an integral, immutable part of the system... which of course is totally wrong, but that's seriously how they see it.
The people you describe are a step higher on the food chain, so to speak. They definitely exist, and I think they make up the majority of people who are getting into Linux, but let's not forget how little the average person knows or cares about technology works.