I started with Ubuntu, when it still used the good ol' GNOME 2 desktop. I still think it's one of the most newbie-friendly distros (along with some of its derivatives, namely Zorin, Linux Lite and of course Mint), especially with the new app store that launched with 23.10 - the fork of GNOME Software they
omegle shagle owegle came with has always been quite crappy tbh.