I read their documentation yesterday, and it strongly advised a complete reinstall. While they do have a tool that eases the process of storing your setup and then recovering it on top of a new install, it’s still significantly more complicated than just ‘sudo apt upgrade’.
You have to reinstall mxlinux every time a new debian version comes out. Not really “normie” IMHO.
Even if it doesn’t stop tourists from coming, it will bring in more revenue for the local authorities and inhabitants.Just read the whole story the cost goes to the local guides, not the tourists.