I think they were fine before, because they were offering the best experience for the people who want someone else to configure things for them and make decisions on privacy, security, etc., for them. Problem now is that they no longer offer much in the way of brand new user experiences that no one else offers, and additionally they don’t prioritize the user’s privacy and convenience and prioritize how much money they can make with the centralized user information they control and don’t allow the user to make decisions on their own privacy and security.

Perhaps, but it’s a low impact, high reward thing. The amount of CO2 it conserves per person affected by the change is low and the people who are affected can easily afford alternative transportation. People who drive gas vehicles often have no alternative transportation available because they can’t afford new cars, don’t have access to charging, and/or don’t have access to public transportation and so need that transportation in order to survive. People with private planes can fly on public planes, use slower transportation methods, or invest in lower emissions planes and not have any impact to their ability to survive.

Nope. It made it worse if anything. It takes up so much of my time and exhausts me so much both physically and mentally, that I have to give up too much in order to accommodate it. Plus being ND, I can’t form habits, so it requires the same amount of energy and talking myself into doing it every time. And I don’t know when to stop, so I always overdo it, because I’m always “past my limits” so when someone says to “push just past your limits”, I push until I literally can’t move my muscles anymore. I have tons of willpower so there’s no boundary except complete physical collapse for me.

Which one? There are several. I personally like Cinnamon for a Windows-like experience since I have to switch back and forth to windows for work. And Plasma quite attractive if looks matter more.