In your OP, you summarized all what I know of!
And I was replying mainly to say this 
And of course
I have been distrohoping for almost a year tried almost everything.
I have RTFMs many times for the same single issue, normally when I RTFM and go back ask about something I couldn’t understand (I am not a techie), they tell me again “we told you RTFM… how many times should we tell you! Now, to solve your issue go RTFM”
My experience with another distro (in their forum) is something that should be in the jokes thread. I don’t know if I am allowed to post a conversation between me and them there!
But here, I feel at home, with friends and family, though as an absolute newbie, and causing them a lot of headache, they are very patient and tolerant.
They help no matter what. As if they are helping a brother or a cousin or a grade 3 son (though I am +60 y/o 
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I have never enjoyed as I enjoyed here.
Enjoy the community first of all.