Germany is heavily relying on coal: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/coal-germany

It’s also building inefficient LNG terminals for liquid gas. Far away from being a leader in renewables.

Furthermore EVs are not a solution for climate change, but rather to save the car industry, which is particularly strong in Germany.

I had a very similar experience when I switched to Linux around 2 years ago. Now I dread every second I have to use Windows at work.

You can block it’s internet access, but I don’t know if you would still get all features.

I also use Kitty with the Fish shell and the Tide plugin. Looks quite fancy compared to the standard terminal.

Not Linux related, but I prefer AMD due to less shady business practices than Intel.

Another point could be that most Linux users get an AMD GPU and then might go for an AMD CPU as well.

CalyxOS is also available for the Fairphone and you don’t have to give money to Google.