Kernel panics are pretty rare though, I've had a lot more bluescreens than kernel panics in my life. If you want to criticise Linux for being complicated go right ahead but implying that it's unstable is a really weird take IMHO.
On linux you pretty much choose how the thing looks. Dislike GNOME on your Ubuntu? Browse different desktop environments and choose from there. Most of these are also highly customizable to fit your needs.
Hey now, getting 360 noscoped by an Arma 3 bot from 3 KM away after spending 30 minutes slowly crawling up on a base is still less rage-inducing than opening Firefox via snap.