I'm in crisis, help!!!

[Linux for blind general discussion]

I'll redownload Fedora and see if it works.

Looks like your best bet will be to download the MATE spin and then 
install GNOME. The version I had already downloaded and tested with the 
non-speaking installer is the same version 36-1.5currently on the 
website. The MATE version also says 36-1.5, but its installer speaks, 
and you should actually be able to convert it to standard Fedora 
Workstation through dnf. It seems the packages you need will be 
fedora-release-workstation, fedora-release-identity-workstation, 
fedora-workstation-backgrounds and fedora-workstation-repositories. 
Either that or just install the GNOME desktop environment over your MATE 
install and change your default session on the display manager screen.

~Kyle