Yes. Brew is a crutch, and so network hungry. Nobody cares, but if you move to the mountains and want to do software development, a Mac will grind to a halt every so often for myriad reasons decided by someone at Apple, or just some dev accustomed to 100mbps.
Linux (Arch for me, but probably others) can be told to respect your personal situation, as opposed to dictating it.
ArchLinux has been painless. although I must say I've not tried anything too cutting edge with the GUI. Even if you don't use Arch, the Wiki is invaluable.
The wiki... Shows that community maintained resources don't have to suck.
I'm just using Sway and yay all day. The blunt edge works for me.
And, can't say this enough, please always keep in mind that your software may be used by someone with a slower connection or who may even be entirely offline sometimes. I deserve music while driving, and text is king. (Elon - starlink me please)
Both of these experiences are completely unlike mine, but I guess that goes to the variances in what people want and use.
The one thing I want in brew and don't have, is hugin. Nothing else I use is missing. Iterm and docker and other cask like installs can be ropey especially if they do update checks inside themselves.
I, probably a very simplistic user compared to others. YMMV.
Linux (Arch for me, but probably others) can be told to respect your personal situation, as opposed to dictating it.