I agree. I've been trying to use linux as my daily driver for months but aside from using it for incredibly basic things (like web browsing and watching videos) its been a genuine chore. I've settled on fedora gnome as most likely to be the one I'll stick with but it still feels less polished than windows. Funnily enough I'm having compatibility issues- there are a bunch of extensions that promise to use to fix my experience with gnome but they're only compatible with previous versions.

This is not my experience at all I have been daily driving arch for months for work and hobby development without a single issue. In fact it’s easier to fix issues or keep things like my config working on arch than it was on macOS.