But only after spending how long tuning things. This is what keeps me on macOS. I’m not a 19yo with time to compile kernels and tweak my XFree86 config anymore. Maybe when I retire in 20 years…
It'd be like blaming Apple for Asahi Linux issues, but with even less of a substance (at least Debian doesn't have to reverse engineer Pop! OS improvements).
System76, for example, ships laptops with custom power management daemons that tune things for you automatically, and provide you with power saving/performance profile buttons in the system tray if you want control.
GNOME ships with a similar power management daemon that handles things automatically, as well.
I'm also in the "I don't want to tweak my computer" camp, and in my experience, modern Linux is much more sane and stable than it was in the XFree86 days.
Genuine question: Does such a machine exist that isn't a heavy lump of plastic with a very stupidly positioned fan intake under the laptop right where your knee would be?