Endmaker

That’s stupid.

an added NPU

cmiiw but I don’t think NPUs are meant to be used on general-purpose personal computers. A GPU makes more sense.

NPUs are meant for specialised equipment e.g. object detection in a camera (not the personal-use kind)

a distro with the GNOME desktop environment

We would have lost a newbie by this point.

I don’t think we are representative of the average user. For example, noone from my family heard of these terms, or even care. They just want to browse the web, watch some Youtube videos, and that’s it.

Same thing with Fediverse instances.

IMO the linux and/or fediverse community could learn a thing or two about UX from the establishment.

I believe the best approach is to take note of the Pareto Principle: 20% of instances / distros would meet the need of 80% of users.

I would simply recommend Ubuntu / lemmy.world to complete beginners (just based on market share). If they are interested in alternatives, they would naturally seek those out themselves.

This concept is nothing new e.g. Google presents their searchbar front and centre; power users would click on “Advance Search” for their needs.

All dinosaurs are birds

All birds are dinosaurs

I guess I am getting old. The only Pokemon I recognised is Diancie😔