Edit: I've now gotten 2 downvotes in 4 minutes. I do not understand what's so controversial about this comment. Why should we care about having a third DE? Does this matter to users at all? I've watched several videos show casing it, and there seems to be no point to it except organizational (Pop OS wants to break free from GNOME).
KDE is good but has its own flaws, and it's a different workflow
So, just use KDE.
it's also usually more buggy for me, so there's that.
Now, granted, you would only know that if you're a KDE wizard. So maybe Gnome defaults coincidently align better with what you like.
But in terms of functionality, there just isn't any contest.
Not having random Z-index order bugs is also a big one
Downvotes
It provides nothing to the discussion except a bad attitude.
It's clear from the fact you're asking it you don't about the topic. Go investigate Cosmic desktop, if you don't know why we should care about it, and you can find out for yourself whether or not it's worth caring about.
If you find out that you don't think this is something that should be discussed, don't up vote the thread and move on, simple as that. If the thread gets many upvotes anyways, you can infer people care about it, even if you don't. Comments like this only pollute the discussion and make everything feel negative.
It's a big part of the reason the internet has become such a drag, that people always feel the need to comment every little thing, even if it only adds negative value.
UIs generally sick in Linux with the exception of the shell. And even that could be sexed up hugely.
The best thing about AI tools for me is that they make up for shortcomings in the UI and have become a very important go-between for me.
As a broader picture — it matters since the creator is System76 which sells laptops and desktops and moves towards giving a full Linux on Desktop polished experience. You really can only go so far if you are not deeply involved in the DE yourself.
p.s.: your question is very legit imo, don’t get the downvotes