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I've run my business for over 25 years, and I haven't had a printer in over two decades. I have needed to print something less than half a dozen times since making the decision to not replace it. Instead I print to PDF and if I need actual physical paper, I've put a PDF on a USB flash drive and taken it to my local office supplies store to print on demand.
I have a scanner, it's been used perhaps a dozen times in the same period.
In other words, have you considered not buying a printer?
Another potential route: your public library. Mine prints for 5¢ per page and has a web interface for uploading documents from anywhere and printing them when you go in.
good for you, mine charges 20¢ a page
Good God... I don't even think there's a place in my entire town that charges that much. :(
Along this vein, a used e-reader with a large screen has cut down my printing needs by about half. Don't have to burn out my retinas on a backlit screen, but don't need to print out and carry stacks of paper either.
Except that in civil discussion with experts, other ideas are what helps people arrive at a solution suitable for them and their situation.
I'll also add that I've been a Linux user for 25 years and the toxicity you claim in relation to the Linux community is in my experience not evident as a "major reason", instead I've found it to be innovative and flexible with a wide perspective and approach to problem solving.
Are there dickheads in the Linux community? Yes, just like there are everywhere in society.