> The typical Arch power user is often a minimalist.

I think the AUR begs to differ, and is a huge reason why the typical Arch user reinstalls their desktop every N months.

I might be wrong, but I think the AUR’s surge in popularity has mostly come from Manjaro users, and more recently from CachyOS or Omarchy users. I’m not an Arch elitist, but I’ve noticed a lot of newcomers treating Arch-distros almost like the new Ubuntu.