Same. I have to tinker with it a lot to make it less frustrating to use. I like how customisable it is but man I don't really want to customise everything anymore.
I want a UX that is great out of the box in terms of theming, functionality, and ease of use. I want sane defaults.
I will never understand why people think FOSS is or should be apolitical.
FOSS has always been political. It's literally never existed in any other way.