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Minorly unfair on Mint since it is a 2 versions old screenshot being compared to present day version of Elementary.

Personally by far prefer the Mint paradigm: it is clear what is running and what is a launch icon without studying icon shading/overlays/dots..etc.

Could you share a screenshot for Mint today then and describe how it's improved?

Look for yourself and see if you can notice any differences.

Is that Mate or Cinnamon?

The URL implies cinnamon, I think.