Best Linux Distro Privacy/Usability for a mid level user

What do you think is the best linux distro for a user who wants to migrate from windows in terms of privacy, usability and respect for the FOSS spirit?

I’m thinking to give a chance to #ElementaryOS https://elementary.io

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True, but you can easily switch to Flatpaks and use them instead.

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At that point, why not just run mint instead?

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Mint all the way. Have had nothing but good experience with it.

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So far, I understand that mint doesn’t use snapd, right?

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By default Mint uses Apt.

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At that point, use Mint.

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