The issue with old packages I run into is that I don’t live in a Debian Linux only bubble — I use Windows and macOS too, which makes major version discrepancies

The issue with old packages I run into is that I don’t live in a Debian Linux only bubble — I use Windows and macOS too, which makes major version discrepancies between platforms irritating and occasionally a problem (data format changes, feature differences, etc). For desktop use, distros like Fedora strike a decent balance in my opinion, being much more up to date without sitting on the bleeding edge and usually updating without issue.