I don't get this either. Before my current PC, my last install was 6 years old. I could count on one hand the number of times I broke that install and every single time was my own damn fault.

I had Manjaro on a laptop that didn't get updated for about a year. Broken on update because I didn't check Arch news first to see if manual intervention was needed. Was still faster to fix than a backup-reinstall.

Countless other installs of Arch or derivatives on various PCs and laptops without issue.

There can definitely be more of a learning curve but once you're set, I find it much easier to maintain than other distros. 🤷🏻‍♀️