Late twenties as well. Unfortunately, my machine hasn't made a difference for me yet, which has been pretty difficult. Hopefully a solution is in my future
I tried Linux Mint on my old XPS laptop and the battery life is, unfortunately, a nonstarter for me. It lasts about 2 hours running Linux versus up to six on Windows (thanks to battery settings). It also doesn't hibernate properly. I wish it had worked for me
On my Android's Firefox, I have always gotten this style of "web" result in addition to the instant answers. There's a plugin to "fix" it, but I think it's a downgrade
https://youtu.be/2YwC4Vsm5h0