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The reason I started using Arch is because I got tired of waiting (and waiting and waiting and waiting) for upgrades to hit the repos. That's if the software was even available in the repos in the first place (and many times it wasn't).
When I tried out Arch, it was like a breath of fresh air. Not only did it have the latest versions of everything, almost every program was available somehow (either official or from AUR).
Yes, it does break sometimes. That's why Garuda takes a snapshot of your system when you upgrade. If your system breaks, you can roll back to a previous working version. I haven't had Garuda break in years, though.
Sounds like you were using Debian or Debian-based distros. It's pretty much the only one with severely outdated packages. That's the cost of stability, though not always a strictly necessary one.
As for AUR - you can just build from source on any distro. AUR is only really different if you use AUR helpers, which are not officially supported or recommended. And it's insecure, as we've seen time and time again.
Personally I'm not aware of any program that is available in the AUR, but isn't available as a .deb or an .rpm. There are probably some, but I've never encountered one.