I agree. The problem is Ubuntu is too popular, so you get many "mainstream" users responding with really nasty hacks to make things work rather than fixing things properly.
Arch linux (actually I use a spin off called Manjaro) seems to be a lot better in that regard.
Arch is starting to suffer from similar problems, though, from what I can see; a large number of Ubuntu users are graduating to it and its relatives.
That said, as a Slackware user, I'll admit to the Arch wiki being one of my go-to stops for reading up on how to tweak some program or other; Arch's wiki and the Slackbook are both on pretty equal footing for the closest things the GNU/Linux world has to OpenBSD's manpages in terms of complete and comprehensive documentation on ever last facet of the underlying system.
Arch does seem to have a higher bar of entry, i.e. its a bit complicated to install. Ubuntu always seemed to aim itself at the inexperienced Linux user. I still have it on one of my machines as its the easiest way to get around secure boot.
I think a lot of us have had mixed experiences. I've had some that were awesome, but some that made #python look like a hippie drum circle.
(Of course, sometimes #python is a hippie drum circle, but that's another conversation.)