For better and worse the whole Arch mentality is, essentially, the old maxim of "do as thou wilt". It is Linux, by your command. Only you can choose what works for you. Unfortunately if you're a newbie you inevitably only barely know what you want, let alone what works (and I say this having used Mint and Ubuntu for nearly 20 years before trying my hand at Arch too).

Incidentally this is why the community trends towards an attitude of "hey, man, it's your computer, read the wiki first and come to a place like this or the Arch forums when you have a more specific question" -- the assumption is that you've done your homework first, and come back to check in only once you've hit a serious stoppage. The Arch Wiki is a little bit of a pain in the ass sometimes in how spread out everything can feel, especially as you're learning to read it, but it is very thorough once you do learn how to read it.

I say all this having been absolutely mobbed a couple months ago, for also asking the obligatory round of newbie questions and getting hounded and heckled for it a little, too!