[DeadMansPest]

I'm just starting out with getting into the craft, which distro will teach my foundational skills to know my way around linux or does it even it matter?

[capseco]

for starting, choose Fedora, Ubuntu or LinuxMint

https://itsfoss.com/fedora-tutorials/

https://itsfoss.com/getting-started-with-ubuntu/

[hades999]

For beginners, it's cool to use Debian with a Desktop Environment, and once you feel comfortable with the terminal, you can install a distro like Ubuntu Server or Debian without a Desktop Environment.

[NarodArmiya]

For beginners use (Debian with Desktop) or Ubuntu desktop. , The next - Alma linux