These days I can't be bothered to deviate from the happy path anymore as I've already spent too much time in my life customizing my desktops.

I just use whatever GNOME offers and maybe 1-2 extensions. A few months ago I switched from Fedora to Debian 12 and barely noticed it. Thanks to GNOME and systemd, which I hate independently for various reasons.

I do feel like a sellout (but not getting paid).