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Debian is upstream from Ubuntu, so Canonical shenanigans will not affect Debian users.
There's also the Linux Mint Debian Edition, which gives all the Mint goodness without the Ubuntu base.
LMDE is the backup plan the guy you replied to was referencing.
It's rough around the edges compared to mint cinnamon but it works just fine, just needs a bit more customising attention after the install.