which distro and why do you prefer it over others?

To each their own. I've been daily driving slackware since 99 or so, and it just feels like the right way to computer. But I know it's not for everyone.

I have a distrohop partition now and am seeing what's out there. I click on these types of posts for ideas. Debian isn't for me, but arch is interesting. I can at least see what all the cool kids are into.