I found Gentoo more helpful than LFS because with LFS you compile about 80 packages from source one at a time but you don't learn too much about the packages.
LFS gave me much more awareness of what packages actually come with a Linux install but Gentoo taught me more about configuring and booting a Linux system.
Although I'd definitely recommend both to anyone wanting to learn. I'd do Gentoo first then LFS.
Edit: LFS is also a masterclass in cross compiling so if that's something you're curious about LFS is the way to go.
Yeah same. There are some types of text file where gedit doesn't even appear as an option. Like sometimes I don't want to open .xml files in the browser.
I was able to set VScode for .xml files but not gedit. It's not a huge deal but that one thing makes gnome feel like immature software.