I shamelessly use Linux Mint with Cinnamon pre-installed. I imagine my experience is closer to the classic Windows experience than Windows 11 right now lol.
Tbh, I feel like it's a loud minority tho. The majority of linux users (also happen to be the quietest) are "normies" that use Ubuntu and don't have this type of attitude.
I started experimenting with replacing Windows with Linux (mainly EndeavourOS) about 6 months ago and it was great! Gaming worked well enough except for a few games that I would just switch back to Windows for. The only issue: I recently bought two HDR monitors and have gotten so used to that experience that I just can't use Windows right now. As soon as support for that drops, I'm once again switching to Linux as my main!