Also, for reference, you won’t really have an issue switching between everything. I work on Windows, have a Linux server, my personal machine is Linux, and I have a Mac for all my on the go work. I have an iPhone because it is convenient for me, and I know how to work with it rather than against it, but I was an android user for many, many years before I got sick of Google everything.

I think it won’t be terrible as Mac and Linux share a common ancestor. A fair bit will feel familiar, but it is fundamentally different in some regards. The Finder system may confuse you for example. But it sounds like you don’t really use it for much, in which case, I don’t think you will run into issues. It will probably require less tinkering than Linux. But at that point, if all you need is a browser, why not just get a Chromebook? If you really want Apple though, the Neo would be perfect for you. You are the target audience.

That’s an impossible question to answer. Just join anything you see and like.

Ohhhhh. That’s not what read-only means. Read-only means you can’t interact or comment or post. If you aren’t getting any video content you might just not be subscribed to places that are posting videos. If you view the same community from two different instances, does one lack videos while the other doesn’t?