I feel this so much, if you want that experience you may as well be using Windows! What did you switch to?

This would be 100% valid

I really appreciate this well detailed response! 30 years of changing distros is pretty amazing you must know a lot

I use Lemmy daily, the least I can do is throw a bit of cash at the Devs!

Yeah, but their job is like reeeally hard!! They deserve it. /s

Burp Suite academy learning, all free with interactive labs, you only need to download and install the community version of the application. https://portswigger.net/web-security/learning-paths

Rhana Khalil also has a lot of guides on these labs if you’re someone who learns best by watching others. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKaK-XPQAbznwIISC46b1oA

NahamSec is another big figure in the bug bounty community who often puts out helpful content for new comers. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCZDt7MuC3Hzs6IH4xODLBw

Web application pentesting.

There are heaps of free resources, a company known as PortSwigger who make one of the most used applications, Burp Suite, offer heaps of free learning paths and tutorials to get you familiar with the skills needed to learn how to do this.

There are then heaps of free bug bounty programs which you can sign up to which allow you to start attempting to find vulnerabilities in web applications for companies which are enrolled with these programs.

I’m not gonna lie and say this is an easy skill to learn but it can definitely be rewarding even with some basic knowledge.