Hard disagree. You can run the same programs on any DE or Window Manager or even without one (on pure X11 for example). That's not a hurdle it's a feature.
Users who don't know about the feature can just use a pre-configured system like Mint Cinnamon and never know about any of these things.
Users who don't know about the feature can just use a pre-configured system like Mint Cinnamon and never know about any of these things.