Linux Mint and Pop!_OS are the most recommended beginner friendly distros that “just work” in my experience. That being said, before you install, you can try out the look and feel here: distrosea.com
Great post, I especially enjoyed reading the comments on the different distros you’ve tried. I totally agree with the statement that (almost) everything can be done with Linux.
I am using Linux Mint because it was the first distro I’ve found that would get my weird WiFi on my old Laptop to work and so I ended up using it on my main machine as well. But I’ve recently looked around for something new. Not that I’m not happy with Mint, just out of curiosity. Been eying KDE Plasma for a while but not sure if I want to give up the convenience of knowing Mint quite well. And I had to switch distro cause Mint isn’t supporting KDE natively anymore. Or maybe I should just play around with some new themes for a fresh look :).