I feel like this is a bad recommendation for someone coming from Windows, it's quite an opinionated distro.
Considering windows is the complete opposite of trade free I doubt a windows user would be willing to compromise convenience for a philosophy that they probably don't share.
VPN shouldn't make a difference
Gentoo has overlays which are similar to AUR, I haven't felt like I'm missing packages compared to when I ran arch
Nowhere near as powerful, but you might find this interesting https://beepy.sqfmi.com/? It has a similar display to e-ink
It's a bit of a DIY thing but cool if you're into that, especially if you already have a pi zero.
Check out this article: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/messing-beepy-formerly-known-beepberry
While they might be bundled together sometimes, Microsoft Office never came with windows. They were always separate products.
I loved Borderlands cel shading art style for this reason.
As a fellow Australian I think this is partly down to the equipment as well.
I can take a roundabout much faster and more confidently in my sports car with a low centre of gravity and performance tyres compared to an SUV with cheapo tyres like a large proportion of the population drives.
I'm guessing you also drive a car which is more performant than most on the road.
Those are floatplane subs not YouTube subs
Which AI is scanning your computer and how?
The hands are a giveaway
The android app part is because it's xda-developers which is an android focused website.