For someone who knows what they're doing maybe, but this is about those who don't, which is 99% of people.

Suggestions: Linux Mint: this is the most popular recommendation for new users. Its nice and stable, uses a familiar Windows-like layout, and should just work out of the box. Pop_OS!: this one is another popular option, which uses a layout similar to MacOS and has lots of features such as window tiling. It does use older package and isn't often updated, however. Zorin OS: this one is pretty similar to Linux Mint. It also offers some additional desktop layouts, but some of these are paid, so if you want an entirely free experience, this is not the best option.

Suggestions for if you enjoy suffering: Arch Linux: Requires manual installation. You have to download and configure all the things yourself. Good option for advanced users who want complete control over their system and all packages installed on it. Otherwise, stay away. Arch-based distros (Endeavour, Garuda, etc): Far simpler to install, but will likely require regular maintainance, due to frequent updates.

The Aether mod for Minecraft was recently ported to 1.20.1, so I've been working on a modpack that's centered around it and a few addons for it.

Its not 1990 anymore, you have more than 2 megabytes of ram.

I bought it awhile back, but never got very far into it. I might pick it up again after I beat Sea of Stars.

Both Subnautica games and Tunic.

Pokemon on my childhood 2DS was what got me interested in gaming, Minecraft was what brought me over to PC gaming (i had primarily played legacy console edition before this, but I wanted to mess around with mods and commands) and Portal 2 brought me to Steam.

There's quite a few well made Chinese products nowadays, especially in certain niche tech hobbies.