@ Chrisdb: Ok, I spoke in general and meant nobody in particular ..
Unlike the Billy G OS, we have a choice with Linux. That choice is for everyone, not for certain groups. If someone necessarily wants to use the very latest, ok, then you use Arch, for example.
If you are someone who really wants stability, then you use Debian, for example.
But you shouldn't say that Debian only offers old software while newer versions are also available. And certainly not if you don't even use Debian. Because then you speak untruths.
Look, you don't hear me say that Arch, for example, is unstable because it has the very latest, because I don't use Arch. I just don't have time to immerse myself in Arch, and sometimes play with Manjoro, but that doesn't suit me. Feels strange and I am happy with Debian because that satisfies. I am also a Senior and that also plays a role.
Someone who has a lot of time and wants to experiment a lot, yes, he will go for Arch and so on.
But as I wrote before, with Debian you can also work with newer software. For example, on my workhorses I use Buster with the backports. Then I still have the newer version of Libreoffice and VLC.
I also have a laptop with Unstable and one with Testing. That is more to experience what the future Debian will look like and how that works. Then I don't have that many migration problems.
Again, everyone's thing, but claiming something if you also use it, otherwise shut your mouth.