I once saw Plan 9 described as "Imagine if all the stuff they told you about Unix was true." Edit to add: I don't know that this actually makes Plan 9 better,

I once saw Plan 9 described as "Imagine if all the stuff they told you about Unix was true." Edit to add: I don't know that this actually makes Plan 9 better, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't make it worse (Although from our perspective in 2023, it's definitely alien and difficult)