I think the issue is Linux users think user friendly means 100% freedom to adjust and configure as desired, and most other people think user friendly means a single obvious green path to getting things done.

These are not strictly incompatible, they’re just difficult to balance.

I think KDE does it well? “simple by default, powerful when needed” works a charm on their applications

KDE was a nightmare for my wife since it has the configuration right in the desktop bars and dialogs. Misclicks and drags meant she was making changes she didn’t want to. GNOME was a better choice, 100% simple and no surprises.

That’s stupid. We do not design cars such that it’s impossible to crash if someone starts yanking on the wheel randomly.

Expecting an OS to do as much is … just beyond pathetic.

And cars are one of the most dangerous things on the planet, accounting for nearly 2% of all annual deaths by themselves. So maybe safety features are actually good?