I am confused where these users are. Even without brew it’s stupidly simple to install on a Mac: just download MacTeX (https://tug.org/mactex/). It’s a simple installer, and installs a few GUI tools too for those that want them.

I’m more curious how people are overcomplicating the install process so much that it makes it impossible to figure out how to install? I always though “open installer package” was a relatively low bar..