After over a decade on #Linux (having used Windows and Mac in those years before), and a few years of offering recommendations on different distros, I've personally arrived at what was, yes, an inevitable conclusion: it's personal choice! I've used Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, Arch, Manjaro, Elementary, Pop!_OS...what's convenient and right for me isn't going to be the same for everyone. All I'd suggest is making sure you're promoting and supporting well-intentioned good distro developers with decent ethics.