Like others have mostly said, Mint is a great choice.
All the different distros can basically all do the same things for the most part. The main differences between them are mostly philosophical and don’t matter to a new user.
Once you get comfortable with linux, you can easily switch to a different distro if you get annoyed with something.
For now, just choose a popular distro that you think has a nice user interface.
I think mint, popos, and Ubuntu are all great choices.
I wish you luck on this. I also would like to learn more about this, but it’s not a priority for me. I just got a cheap vps and will use that for testing 😂