I recently updated my Linux desktop at home; I tried a variety of live distros - I don't recall if Elementary was one of them - it might have been in there.
The one I ended up using had the Budgie desktop, which I found to be the most "Mac-like" of all the experiences. The distro I used was Ubuntu Budgie, because I wanted the Debian and Ubuntu software ecosystem, but Budgie is a part of the Solus Linux project (which I enjoyed when I tried it, but I didn't like the package system).
So give Solus and/or Ubuntu Budgie a try on a live USB thumbdrive sometime; you might enjoy it, if you are looking for a "more Mac-like" experience...
Re:So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux
by _emacsomancer_ on Thursday January 10, 2019 @07:59PM
(#18880102)
It's been a while since I've tried Budgie, but I recall it reminded me vaguely of Android in fact.
But, in any case, yes, there are plenty of Linux front-ends which can be 'Mac-like' if you like that sort of thing.
There's no rule that you ever have to open either emacs or vim on Linux (though, personally I think you're missing out if you've only spent 8 minutes in emacs, but that's beside the point). In fact, you can just not install either emacs or vim, and thus make certain you don't ever open them by accident.