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Tbh, Linux atm needs a good way to restore incase something goes wrong. The rule to use a USB stick and then chroot and fix is not the best idea.
A week ago I ran into issue where my Storage ran full (I was downloading+ manjaro was updating in BG) and then apparently the system didn't boot up coz of this. It took me sometime to realise this issue and fix it.
You can't expect an avg user to be able to perform so much.
Another incident, My friend somehow ended up in a state with no kernel installed and thus couldn't boot up.
Is Linux meant for the average user then?
Honestly, the current DEs like GNOME and KDE are at the point that they can be driven by your avg user without much efforts.
So polishing these parts of the system will really help in adoption.
If the average user doesn't need some specific products, yes. Gaming is not an issue anymore. You are only constrained by products that can't run on a browser and lazy ass companies like Adobe.