Wasnt there a ReactOS doing this?

Gnome is all about limiting streamlining the experience!

Seeing GenX blow money on deliveries while all the millenials I know are anti-Delivery

Interesting, my experience has been the exact opposite.

What ribbon bar thing? Which part of the UX?

I haven’t tried Nautilus in a while, but Dolphins plugins and split views are wonderful (Nautilus didnt have them last I looked)