Yeah, I never understood the appeal. macOS but you have to mess around with hardware and drivers. No thanks. The appeal
of macOS is that it just works with Mac hardware.
Messing around with hardware and the software that runs on it is how you really learn how computers and software work. The original Mac SE and Mac IIs came withe a hardware debugger you could enter anytime with a literal button on the front.
If I wanted buttoned up single-use OS there is iOS. But almost no one wants that as their primary OS because they want the customizable, extensible OS.
I did this with Linux and PCs 25-30 years ago when I was in high school and college. I don’t have time or interest in that anymore. Besides, the small amount of embedded work I do scratches my hardware itch better than any PC could, with their layer upon layer of crap (management engines, etc.).
If I wanted buttoned up single-use OS there is iOS. But almost no one wants that as their primary OS because they want the customizable, extensible OS.