My first foray into Linux was Pop OS since I read it was a good beginner distro… eventually I got frustrated with the amount of programs I tried to install that were way out of date if installed through Ubuntu… having to add repositories was annoying and they weren’t even the latest versions. I then switched to EndeavourOS and I’ve been happy! I know arch isn’t considered a “beginner” distro, but I’ve found it quite stable.
This is what I use for myself as well. I feel if you have fast enough internet, it’s great since you don’t have to worry about storage and it’s just streaming on demand with no buffer.