Not OP but the desktop is super annoying for advanced users with too much mouse usage and things that are super easy in Linux to install from packages require Macports or brew pulling out N squared dependencies.
Yes, I can relate to that. Next to my Linux machines, I use an M1 Mac Mini with macOS, and I eagerly await the day I can install a Linux of my liking on it and run the Mac from there (looking at Asahi Linux's impressive work).
Also, the system update approach of macOS seems quite hostile to slow and/or metered connections.