Arch isn't for normal people.

You're not the first to be annoyed by that: https://github.com/bradford-smith94/informant

Welcome to Gentoo.

Notes with recommended user actions are provided per package after every update. Mostly to let you know about optional packages and tell you how to enable optional auto start for some things.

For things that need even more attention, there is a system that tracks read/unread news that also only show up when your system needs it.

There are messages with generic recommendations and post upgrade/post install scripts. They are rarely used because it goes against arch's principles to run some (maybe fragile) script on your system. Reading news once a week/month before upgrade isn't that inconvenient.

It's actually helpful that it's not filtered, because otherwise, I would only see a new post maybe once every 2 years, and would therefore not know if it still works, and feel lonely.

99% of the time it is just automatic and part of the update. Usually it's only an issue if you are updating from a specific older version of something or have made a particular customization that breaks with the update.

Like others, I've got at least one system running Arch for 10+ years and I've only had to manually do something a handful of times. Usually it's just that I have to update the keyring first before the rest of the update.