I am NOT a techie ( have problems using a damned mouse...for crying out loud! ), I do NOT play music on my laptop, watch movies, nor T.V. shows ( or anything else ), don't play games, don't pay bills, do banking, any kind of business, nor write anything but emails! I read FR, other conservative sites, foreign news papers, and that's about it.
Adding many/any bells and whistles to what I use now is absolutely WORTHLESS to me.
IMO an operating system should be geared first to the good folks just like you.
All the bells and whistles should be there of course, but hidden away and available for those that need them.
If you have to learn to use an operating system just to accomplish simple tasks like web-browsing then it’s crap!