Thanks Darin755, couldn't agree more, that is exactly my reasoning.
The reason for this post is for those of us who every other year are looking for a router for home/work/family/friend (with different goals), it's not simple to find a fairly updated unbiased recommendation.
But ed8 post "https://forum.openwrt.org/t/an-openwrt-beginners-guide" from last Oct/2023 it's exactly that. But it's not only for beginners, it's an all times excellent reference to start from.