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I disagree about it being a huge effort. it's pretty easy to get started with a simple config and expand over time... and expansion is actually SUPER safe compared to some other distros because you always have a last good config to reload.
I started with a pretty simple Plasma desktop setup and slowly morphed my config over time to a Niri. There were some mistakes along the way, but I was never scared to try new stuff, the safety net is huge.
Funny that you mention Niri, because I've been getting my ducks in a row to switch from Gnome + PaperWM to Niri, and I was wishing it could be as safe as Nix or some of the other atomic options.
If it helps, NixOS makes it REALLY easy to switch from Gnome to Niri and back, all it takes is to comment in one of the DEs and comment out the other.