I guess I would classify features like variable refresh rates and fractional scaling as "advanced", but that's fair. I moved from Cinnamon to Gnome because wayland was working better for me, so fair point. I imagine it won't be too long before Cinnamon catches up, though.

For now, I'm just using a handful of extensions to make Gnome feel more like Cinnamon. Can't say I've ever been a fan of KDE, but that's just me.