But that’s the thing, it’s not dumb it down, it’s better design for average user. Linux is not going get to mass adoption if fresh from install you have to run several commands to make your audio/game/camera work. Sure, it might be fixable with a single command, but your average user won’t know which, and won’t know how to search for it on Google.
Linux based OS like android got mass adopted because you don’t even need to open a shell once and your whole hardware works out of the shelf. That’s not the experience with Linux.