While KDE certainly has a lot in its favor (as listed in the post, "batteries included" factor, configurability, dev team responsiveness), I've never been able

While KDE certainly has a lot in its favor (as listed in the post, "batteries included" factor, configurability, dev team responsiveness), I've never been able to make it work for me. Even after pouring hours into customizing it, it still feels "off" somehow, and I don't think I could fix that without getting waist-deep in a custom fork. It would be nice if there were more DEs that shared those positive traits with KDE, but reality isn't so kind.