I have never really seen arch or gentoo unironically pitched to new users. However, I have seen new users try to use arch because they didn’t get the joke.
I have seen arch recommended to first time Linux users more times than I can count. It’s usually said that installing it is a learning experience. If that’s a joke it’s a really stupid one.
Literally the top comment at this time from KubeRoot:
I will happily recommend Arch to a new user… If they’re interested in learning Linux, and not dependent on it working reliably, while warning them of the risks and telling them about the advantages.
Then a bit lower by mac:
I think Arch is a good distro to learn for new users who are interested in tech, it gives an amazing example of good documentation and teaches you a lot about how UNIX-Like filesystems work.
I have never really seen arch or gentoo unironically pitched to new users. However, I have seen new users try to use arch because they didn’t get the joke.
I have seen arch recommended to first time Linux users more times than I can count. It’s usually said that installing it is a learning experience. If that’s a joke it’s a really stupid one.
To be fair to those users, the joke isn’t funny…
Read the top comments in here again, it’s full of people recommending it with a straight face.
Yes. Arch is not actually hard. It’s just a meme.
Literally the top comment at this time from KubeRoot:
Then a bit lower by mac:
Both are heavily upvoted
Recommending one of those obscure diestros should be considered a crime