Library Genesis is worth checking as an alternative.

Ignore gimmick distros Forget about cool looking screenshots you saw online. The graphical interface does not depend on the distribution and can be replicated on any distro and most software works on any Linux system.

I hate these YouTube reviews where they review DEs but call it distro review.

I was on Arch Endeavouros for a long time. But I got sick of never ending updates and gave a shot at Void Linux. Very stable and relatively easier to manage.