now I know why
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I prefer gnome. It feels like Linux to me. I don’t want a windows clone like every other DE
My KDE setup is neither like Windows nor like MacOS.
Stock options are often laid out similarly to Windows to make transition smoother. But many of them are powerful enough to make the UI look radically different according to your needs.
GNOME feels like Mac. I prefer i3wm because it actually feels like Linux (I use Arch btw).