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I run Debian because I don't like sudden changes. I have a 10-year-old computer that can still run games that are a few years old on low or sometimes medium settings because I have an RX 580. Debian is great for that.
If you just built your PC and want the latest stuff all the time, you can supplement Debian with Flatpaks or 3rd-party repos, but you don't have to; you can just try a different distro.
You might want to try something like OpenSUSE or Bazzite or CachyOS: they're rolling release distros, so you get new stuff all the time. Personally, I'm fine with waiting until LMDE 7.
CachyOS has been working issue free for me so far. Update the system once every few days and no bumps at all.
What's the estimated release for LMDE7?
Mint 22.2 (Ubuntu-based) and Debian Trixie just came out, so I would probably give it another month or two. Some sites say September, but it could take slightly longer.