Okay, I do not have enough knowledge about the current version of XFCE. I only know that the look of XFCE was super outdated if you do not tweak it. I cannot say if it is solved or not today.

Why do people recommend mint xfce over cinnamon? Is not the cinnamon version better for a newbie?

Armin Laschet almost became the German Chancellor, but he missed it due to 1-2% and Boris Pistorius is the current German minister for defence and he is also the most popular German politician at the moment.