I've always thought it was more for developers. You can get something into AUR easily, and it is basically the basis for a real package. So low effort for dev

I've always thought it was more for developers. You can get something into AUR easily, and it is basically the basis for a real package. So low effort for developers. Meanwhile I think the high effort for users of AUR is an appropriate barrier to entry. Every dangerous thing I've seen in life benefits from good situational awareness, and all the "learn makepkg" stuff plus "can't be root" seems to match the learning effort to the risk.