> I also wish we'd have stuck to a clearer separation of which modifier keys apply to the OS/desktop level, which ones are app level, and which ones are text/input level.

Oh, absolutely.

A small mercy is that software on Linux never seems to use the Windows aka super key in shortcuts. So i set up my desktop environment such that all its shortcuts use super. It means i have a completely nonstandard setup, but at least it means there are no collisions!

Apps mostly steer clear of ctrl + alt + funky key combinations (ie not letters), so you can have those for locking, rebooting, etc.

But it would be lovely if this was systematic, codified, and standardised.