I was a web developer for a few years, WordPress killed the joy I had. Every update could break something because the client wanted a website, but also wanted to use WordPress, so we had to customize the hell out of each install.
I burned out about 5 years ago, and I haven't even been able to work on my side projects.
I pretty much lived your comment. Working retail now, probably wouldn't go back...
This and CD caddys. Nothing like spending a full minute swapping out the cd in the caddy, then getting that satisfying chunk when the mechanics kick in.
When around my friends: Hell yeah! Some of the straight guys use me as a sounding board for their emotions, since they know I'm not going to judge them.
I've fallen in love with diamond painting. Doesn't matter the subject matter, it's something to do while listen/watching YouTube.
Back in the 90s I was trying cross-stitching, but it took too much concentration for not that much result, but diamond painting is easier to pick up and put down for a while.
Personal Opinion
Windows 10 and 11 are the worst so far, though I didn't fall on the Win 8 dagger.
Windows 10: Forced OneDrive, always running-but beyond useless Cortana
Windows 11: See above, plus we did everything we could to hide interface options (right-click copy/paste is now hidden behind another click)
I switched to Bazzite a few months ago, and so far the only game I've had issues with is Fallout 4, single digit frame rate, but ymmv.