Safe as in encrypted and/or authenticated? Not at all! I only do this on networks I fully trust and with files that are not too sensitive. But it's quick and easy to set up. All my machines have python installed so hence the idea.
Honestly, I was the same. I tried to run it multiple times but the results where never good enough to make the switch. Just wanted to point out it's existence to OP.
I often spin up a quick python http server. Just go to the folder which has the files you want to transfer and run the following command: python3 -m http.server. This will server the folder content Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 (http://0.0.0.0:8000/) .... On your phone you can then browse to http://PC_IP:8000 and download what you want/need.
Maybe a slightly different take on your thoughts, but you could see the feeling in a lighter way as well. As for the beers, why not get into home brewing? I've been doing it for a few years now and it's really fun. I appreciate the drink and the effect more now. Same goes for smoking, although I would recommend getting into dry herb vaporizers. The taste and effect is so much better.
I get what you're saying, and some of the other comments, but letting go can also just be seen as being more at peace with yourself. You can use substances to discover a different side of yourself, and not necessarily a bad one.
Anyway, take it easy, approach life the way you want to and enjoy the ride while it lasts.
Like others have said, reaper runs very smooth on linux. I've been using it for years now and it has been a rock solid experience. The rare times it freezes, is almost always due to windows vsts I'm running through a bridge.
I tried ableton through wine but that was not the best. Also, it was ages ago so it might be better or worse now. Bitwig looks pretty good and I've read good things about it as well.
If you're into max for live, definitely try out puredata. It's my main music tool now, together with sooperlooper and reaper.
As for distribution, I would go with debian. It's a bit older but has never let me down. Coming from Windows I think the KDE desktop environment would feel the most user friendly.
Personally I would not do a dual boot. Either wipe the windows partition or swap ssd. It will be more pain free in the future. Windows has a tendency to mess up your linux install which is just plain annoying. Fixing it is always a major hassle.
You could have a look at munin. It's incredibly simple but effective. Quite easy to write your own plugins for if you're missing some data. http://munin-monitoring.org/
Reminds me of a presentation I saw a few months ago by netsafe which is an new zealand non profit that has an ai driven system to keep scammers busy. You can try it out or learn more about it here: https://rescam.org/
If you're not yet using reaper I highly advise you to try it out. I run it on debian and it works extremely well. For noise reduction you can use reafir which is one of the built in plugins of reaper. Here is a link with basic tutorial on how to do noise reduction with it.
It's honestly a really well designed project. The engine and gui can run independently of each other so you can run the engine headless and interface with it via osc. This is what I do and works very well. The midi sync is very good and remains sync for days on end if your jack is stable. I make music with a friend who runs ableton and we both do live looping with a shared clock and never run into problems. Anyway, give it a spin!
Not sure you can get it to run on Android, but sooperlooper is a very good and stable open source looper. I've built a quite elaborate setup around two instances and puredata and it rarely fails. Can highly recommend!
You might like this website: https://www.ambient-mixer.com/