I think that Pop has a bit of a branding issue. It has the reputation of an os with training wheels for newbies and gamer bros, but it is actually an all around great OS for anyone. It's a great gnome experience out of the box with all of the benefits of using Ubuntu with none of the nonsense. I'm hoping to see it gain popularity with the broader linux community. Everyone who used traditional ubuntu and isn't happy with the direction it's headed should really give Pop OS a shot.