> Do I read parent as saying that these things are best managed through GUI widgets attached to the desktop environment 100% you are reading my original commen

> Do I read parent as saying that these things are best managed through GUI widgets attached to the desktop environment 100% you are reading my original comment correctly. An example I ran into recently: I start up bluetoothctl, I power on the adapter, start scanning for Blueooth devices and am spammed by a bluetooth device nearby to the point where I can't see the one I am trying to pair to (even after turning off scanning). In contrast, blueman-applet or GNOME's control-center neatly organizes each unique Bluetooth device as individual icons and makes it easy to see each of those. Lots of little papercuts like that can make it frustrating when you're just trying to get work done. This is also true things like displays -- sure I could take 20 minutes write a script to rearrange my displays the way I prefer -- or I could just open GNOME's control center and take two minutes using the display setting. There are lots of little things like this that can get in the way when you just need to get something done. And this is totally subjective to my experience, my opinion and what I currently value so please don't take this like I am saying everyone should prioritize things the way I do. For those more comfortable in i3 or something else -- great! :)