@damonp @kde yeah, I can see that. KDE definitely skews more towards a tech/customizeable aesthetic I think, which might be overwhelming if you don't need/want all of that.
Gnome goes for clean and more minimal.
For context, I used to be a professional creative (audio/photo/video, etc.), and then switched to #softwaredev
I actually used to go with Gnome when I first started dipping my toes into Linux, because it was a bit more in the MacOS design philosphical wheelhouse, and it worked well.
These days, I'm a #cloudengineer and after years working all different distros, I feel more comfortable in KDE because I can really make it my own, and I've got the knowledge and experience to actually make it my own, in meaningful ways.