Nope, this is a very good point. Because for example you can't use Python/Selenium with a Flatpak version of Chromium, while you can with .deb version on Pop_OS. If you have no clue what the difference is between both of them, you would have no idea why it's not working in one case and not in the other.
> or should I just "git gud"
The opposite. Just blindly click on one. If it works you are done, if not click on a different one.
You are really, really overcomplicating this for no reason.