spend hours ricing my desktop and decided I hated it at the end, and ended up wiping my entire OS

https://lemmy.ca/post/53467064

I used to be like that, nowadays I just choose a distro that comes with a DE I like out of the box, switch to dark mode, set a wallpaper and call it a day.
I do the same but I also make sure the panel’s on the top edge of the screen
And autohide!