The biggest thing about this distro is the tiling window manager. You can use it on many distros that do not have Arch's tradeoffs. What's nice about this project is it is an example of what can be built. The true power of Linux is being able to create an OS to your own needs and preferences. I have done so, which is the main reason I have little interest in this project. But most people don't want to create their own OS config.

Most of the devs coming to this are on MacOS and are not able to do what DHH is doing in his project. I think it's worth tying out as it's an easy onramp and offers discovery of many useful tools available in most distros.