New version of Gimp available for all windows users at day one after release is not bleeding edge - it's just normal new release.
Meaning of "bleeding edge" and "stable" became strangely twisted in linux community.
New version of browser is not bleeding edge - it just normal life cycle of modern software (year 2019).
I just replaced my GPU today. I ran `sudo pacman -S nvidia`, rebooted, and I was good to go.
As an aside: Arch isn't as "bleeding edge" as some people would have you believe. They have a testing repository, so packages get vetted before making it into the main package repositories. They often wait for a point-release of some software (like Gnome Shell) to help ensure that only stable versions make it in.
Plus, the Arch wiki is the most useful Linux resource I've found. I reference it even when I'm using an Ubuntu machine.
Using "stable" distros makes little sense for other than complete newbies and enterprise-like critical usage and such imo. If you don't need bleeding edge stuff they are a good choice though, but for average users modern rolling releases are definitely stable enough.
The freedom is there.