It always mystifies me (I don’t understand) the people that can’t handle (seemingly) the potential configuration rabbit holes of KDE. Just because you can configure the hell out of it, you don’t have to (as you pointed out), it’s quite usable as is.
Regarding this, I must admit that Cinnamon does fall short on naming consistency, but that’s about it. Everywhere else in Cinnamon the Overview is called “Expo,” except in the keyboard shortcuts… 
But like I said, you can set it to anything, and if you prefer to click a button, just add the built-in “Expo” applet to your panel.
Expounding on this, notice the number and types of things you can set custom keyboard shortcuts for, all out of the box. This is why Cinnamon vs KDE is a proper comparison.
PS: Just showing this in case you feel like giving Cinnamon another shot, or for anyone else who many not know how to set this up.
Agreed, but also I’ve been coming to the realisation that most people don’t like having a choice, even Linux users. It’s hard for me to stomach, but when I look at what Adobe, Facebook/Meta, Microsoft, etc. have done over the years, it’s the only logical conclusion imho.
My only criteria for what is good, better, best is my personal judgment and user experience.
I don’t give a rotten fish to who thinks what is good, better, best in one or other respect when it comes to the choices of DE.
GNOME, the way I set it up, works BEST for ME, period.
I have even stopped trying out what other thinks that something else is good, better, best.
I spend my curiosity on other subjects of more interest to me. No time to waste 
PS. you wanted “desktop reactions”, you got it 
I agree …. Cinnamon has always been a great desktop.
lol, Alright Cactux, maybe your new nickname should be Prickly Pear
I have no problem with your reaction, because there is no wrong (nor right) answer. It’s a strength of the Linux ecosystem that we get different things that copy from each other evolving toward (hopefully) best of breed.
Gnome …. 
Edit: Just having a little fun! 
Yeah i also expected more then what we got.
I fully agree.
I dont go into the details. I have plenty of experience with KDE, XFCE and cinnamon. I have used all these desktops for years on several PCs / laptops before I moved to gnome some years ago. I couldnt be happier and I am not looking back. The gnome workflow suits me best.
Can anyone else’s Cosmic Files access non-system partitions and/or external HDDs/SSDs?
I already wrote it off as not good enough, but I didn’t notice this until just now.
EDIT:
False Alarm! I tried to access an external SSD by clicking “Open with Cosmic Files” via Nemo, and for some reason it opens the folder, but it’s blank. However, if I click on the external drive in the side pane, I can navigate it just fine. Weird. 
Yeah, I’ve seen some similar oddities in Cosmic on Arch, but don’t get them on POP_OS.
That makes sense, because Cosmic is made for gamers, creatives, and generalists, so them putting it out on a new ISO would only make sense if it can do almost everything those groups would need.
So, either it’s Arch devs that have made some changes to it that cause issues, or it’s just the new libraries available on Arch not playing nice with Cosmic. At least, this is what I’m guessing.
I preferred Plasma, but ran into issues with Kwallet. When It was too difficult for me rectify it, I finally decided to use COSMIC instead, since it uses gnomes security, since one of my apps doesn’t accept kwallet. I also didn’t want to loose anything, so it was easier for me to add a desktop rather that reinstalling the entire system.
There are still plenty of things that I wish it would be easier to do with Plasma. My main issue, with COSMIC, is that it limits what default apps I can use to open a PDF. I still like Dolphin better, which I have kept.
There’s a strong kernel of truth to this, and part of it’s due to the cognitive load of having to actively make your own decisions, and a part of it is human nature. Maybe it’s not a case of not liking choice, but more that it’s not liking having to think independently. I think every DE out there fits a certain usecase and personality, but there’s a middle ground in all of them, well, maybe except for Gnome 
Yep. Their way or the highway.
I agree with the idea that it is due to being overwhelmed by daily decisions.
However, I don’t understand how not liking to think independently and not liking to have choice isn’t the same thing. If someone else, or an algorithm, chooses for you, or worse, thinks for you, it leads to the same result. No variety, and features that are entirely determined by some other entity. This means the user is merely a consumer with no say or even consideration in feature development.
This, of course, has wider-reaching ramifications, but we’ll stay on topic and limit it to UI/UX design and user choice.