I think before anyone suggests anything, you need to state your use case. Is it just going to be a NAS? Maybe nextcloud? Or an *arr servarr? Other services? For how many users? Etc. I think that’s relevant.

We hate what technology has become, not technology itself. I mean, instead of having information farming in every aspect of our lives, I’d prefer advanced tools to be used at my discretion.

You do realize cartels and human trafficking groups exist because there’s a high demand of that in the USA?