If you want to learn Ubuntu, download Ubuntu.

If you want to learn Arch, download Arch.

If you want to learn Linux, download Slackware.

Not being able to see the face of the person who does the stupid thing also has a massive impact on how people think of the other drivers. Similar to how (most) people who would chew someone out over the phone will hesitate to do the same in person.

My phone support days had way more customers willing to be nasty than any of my retail jobs.

I don’t know of the community is still going with the release of Apple Silicon, but you used to be able to with the Hackintosh project. I can’t imagine you still can with the switch to ARM.