While I use i3 on archlinux, I think elementary OS looks great and is a great alternative for less tech savvy users. I am very grateful to the elementary OS community for it existence. One other alternative could be Cinnamon.
You can absolutely be tech savvy and prefer the ease of use of Elementary OS's default options. But the converse is not true. You cannot be uninterested in tech and have a good experience running i3 on Arch Linux.