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Kinda unironically: yes.
Linux is great for some use cases and at least decent for most others but what I've experienced in some Linux communities made me understand why people don't feel welcome. In a thread literally titled "Help me like desktop Linux" that listed a few things I was struggling with, I got hit with a bunch of "you're an idiot for not using the exact same distro that I like", "works on my machine" and "you want the wrong things". Even as someone who already had over a decade of Linux server experience, that almost made me turn around and walk away.
Yes, that's true, sometimes bug research pointed me to the arch Linux forums, and I was like: never ever I post one of my noob questions there. But that's not all. Its just one point of view.
The skill level differences with Linux are huge. And people that wrote great wikis are sometimes frustrated if they get asked things they already explained elsewhere.
Linux is confusing for beginners, never forget this fact and be kind.
I’m sorry you had that experience.
For some reason some Linux users are strict and preachy about it instead of treating it like a piece of software/environment just like any other.
Aside from that, it’s just good practice to be kind to others and explain things to new (and not new) users in a reasonable way.
Hopefully you find a solution that works for you (for whatever OS you choose).