I agree here. We normally start projects with latest release because they have more changes to require new developments. Starting with newer versions makes it’s easier to contribute new features to upstream, which is an improvement for the project but also for the customer (as the quality of the development it’s better).
Once everything is running you are ready to stay on a LTS version.
If if this not just FUD please open a new thread explaining your concers and what we can do to improve the situation.