It's entirely possible it's user error on my part but I have not had the same issue with other distros. Only distros running KDE/Plasma seem to have the issue.
Any KDE super users could probably take one look at my setup and be like "oh, you just need to toggle the dooble-gonger and set flops to 9600" but I am far too dumb
I run most things fine but I always have problems with distros that use the KDE/Plasma desktop enviroment. I believe this is likely an issue with my configuration where it isn't utilizing my video card or something and a smarter person would probably not have the same problem
I really love Ubuntu Studio but Plasma/KDE doesn't seem to run well on my machine. Its the result of having old hardware and not having the expertise to figure out why it doesn't run properly. If it weren't for that I would use it.
I don't use Google products anymore other than Maps (and only when I can't find what I need using OSM or Magic Earth). I used DuckDuckGo which has gotten really bad.
I'm aware of SearX and self-hosting but it just seems like a giant pain to set up. I can do it (...and I probably will at some point) but I just get exhausted doing technology the hard way.
I've degoogled my phone, run linux on both laptop and desktop, set up a Pi-hole, and none of that stuff was intuitive or easy to set up and maintain.
I'm aware it's a skill issue but like, I'm just tired man
I don't remember where I read this but I recall reading something about how having a certain amount of wealth/power is similar to having severe head trauma... I will see if I can locate it
Edit: boy that's hard to search. All I'm getting is shit like "10 easy steps to rewire your brain for wealth!"
Fuck me they're everywhere