I know @x0x7 runs Arch and achieves more stability by constantly updating his OS. It's a nice thing about using a rolling release. It's one reason to choose Debian Testing over Stable. With fixed releases, you need to upgrade to the new release periodically and that can go wrong, while with a rolling release you have done those updates incrementally.

However, that doesn't mean you need to use a bleeding edge system. It's good to have your software tested for you. Debian Testing uses a repository of software that has been testing in Debian Sid for a while and then gets the first okay for entering into a stable system. This is a good balance between things.

I make this post because Artix was recommended to @JasonCarswell. Do not use Artix unless you want to spend a lot of time maintaining your system. Okay you've used Linux in the past but I'm giving you a heads-up, you will have to tinker. I'm not even recommending Debian Testing to you. I'm simply making this post to note that that gives the best of both worlds, theoretically speaking.

Ideally, a system is built such that it doesn't break when you upgrade, or it can upgrade safely while keeping the current configuration intact. Atomic distros do that and that's a good development. Personally, I like my system to be simple, such that I can know it inside out. Atomic distros add a layer of complexity.

The next best thing is a release cycle where you only have to upgrade now and then. Debian Stable has standard support for 3 years and then an additional 2 years of LTS. The latter are just security updates. This is good on paper but they change the system a lot. They have implemented systemd a long time ago and now you need to use a fork to avoid it, but the fork still has elogind and to avoid that you need to use another fork called antix which, as @Gr3vi pointed out, is weird. It has a weird interface. I cannot right click on the network manager icon and add a VPN that way, I need to jump through hoops. The interface is really minimalistic. I don't like it.

This is why I use Slackware. It too uses a stable release cycle and has often provided security updates for 10+ years. It's very similar to Apple in this aspect: there is no official release policy, just a promise, but the LTS track record is good. But beyond this, they are very conservative in adopting change so that you don't have to relearn how everything works incrementally. They didn't switch to systemd to begin with so that you don't have to use a fork. Although, admittedly, they do use elogind. Antix is in fact notable for patching all the software to not need elogind and in that aspect it's an important distro.

Okay the post is long enough bye.