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I like the mint project, but I dislike how it's done
I don't suggest mint to anyone anymore. I rather suggest Fedora or PopOs
PopOS! and Endeavor are my two recommendations for newbies. The former for fresh to Linux folks and the latter for those with some experience.
I don't recommend PopOS! because I think the Gnome UI is confusing to people who have only used Windows before.
COSMIC looks awesome in screenshots though.