pacman -Syu was always a dangerous ride in the past, but the last two years it hasn't broken anything for me, ever.
I upgrade all packages about once a week.
I upgrade all packages about once a week.
I have 4 computers and 2 phones. No time for that.
My mother update her distro twice a year, when I come over and think about it.
But let's be real, people installing arch don't have "one computer". Not the ones around me anyway.
Yes, sometimes it would be nice to have another machine or a monitor around. Or a desk that's not a dining table, even. Oh well! Anyway, Arch works just great for this kind of use case.
Yeah, you lost me there. Too much customization for me. Which is why I use Ubuntu.
You see the point is not that Arch or Ubuntu is better, but that it really targets very different user bases.