No problem...I was not really offended but just thought one should not
devalue another distribution since it might scare off other users which want
to try out Arch / Parabola.
IMO there is not "the" optimal GNU Linux distribution. They all have
different cons and pros and you have to choose which meets your requirements.
This is what many people forget when they defend "their" distribution against
"the other" distributions :)
I can understand your frustrations...I screwed up several installations with
various distributions for various reasons as well.
I can not tell this for you but for me in a lot of cases the issue simply was
PEBCAK :D