I skimmed it quickly and I'm already starting to get a headache. Is because of the mitigated security on LTS?
Ubuntu is also a good distro, just be careful not to choose LTS distros. You can benefit from this article
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/os/linux-overview/#choosing-your-distribution
Discussion
Since my area of interest is cybersecurity, I naturally take these topics into consideration. 🤷🏻♂️ Use whichever one you feel comfortable with