Alt text: A line plot with 2 axis (confidence vs competence) referencing the Dunning-Kruger effect with various distro logos placed at different points on the line. Starts with mint/ubuntu near (0,0) and progressing through multiple distros to end up with opensuse/fedora at what it calls “the plateau of sustainability”
If I’m building a server I’ll do headless CentOS because it’s lockstep with RHEL. I’ve been working with Linux over 20 years. I know my way around and then some.
If I’m rolling a new laptop or desktop I’m doing Ubuntu for the reasons you’ve mentioned.