I find this all very amusing. Haven't even played No Man's Sky yet.

Not much. Plasma 6 and any wayland improvements I guess. Apart from that maybe FSR 3 frame generation, but that's not linux specific.

I am very curious about the type of person who would rather use a phone than a computer. I am already getting annoyed just typing these two sentences on my phone, because I know hoe much more convenient this would be on my computer.

How about anarcho-syndicalism?

I have had weird issues with Tumbleweed too. Never any issues with Arch based distros. I suggest trying EndeavourOS or Garuda Linux. Love both

Good thing I haven't played more than a few hours yet. Imma give this another shot over the holidays I think.

I (very occasionally) use Kdenlive. I think it's pretty good.

External drive as in via USB? You folks must have had better experiences than I, because I have absolutely zero faith in the USB interface.

Use dd next. Go for a trash your install speedrun! Hey, it's the quickest way to learn 🤷‍♂️

You better be driving a mad maxified vehicle if you gonna call it "badass".

Unless Russia is rigging elections. That is a-ok, right?
"Rigging elections" may be a bit hyperbolic, but you get the point.

I'd love to have a giant moomin plushy