Comment by xpe

It can help to recognize that tmux combines three kinds of functionality: 1. process persistence; 2. client attachment; 3. view layout. If you don't like how tmux works, there are alternatives. I prefer Zellij [1]. (It also can be informative to take a peek at dtach [2] and abduco [3].)

[1]: https://zellij.dev and https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij

[2]: https://github.com/crigler/dtach and https://dtach.sourceforge.net

[3]: https://github.com/martanne/abduco/issues/70