KDE is more similar to windows, Gnome is maybe closer to MacOS.
But generally, KDE felt always a bit “super user” to me, and I found the amount of customizability and features more overwhelming than useful. Gnome is simple, clean, and I prefer it for that reason.
There’s a couple of reasons straws might be convenient or even necessary:
(Edit: Add text at the beginning instead of just throwing a list out there)