@ari for the fedi thing, i've tried a few different explanations and either get met with confusion, disinterest or joked at. i've kind of given up.
for the linux thing i think you're probably right. personally i love arch and KDE. KDE to me feels like the most reliable DE (especially after 6.1). as for arch it's not as annoying to set up as it used to be but I wouldn't recommend it for most people.