I jumped on the NAS bandwagon about 10yrs ago and it really didn't take that long before I'd reached the limits of the CPU and RAM.
Last year I built an i5 system to replace it and it's just better. Hardware and softwareb updates are just easier with a desktop. I can run my web server, torrent VM, DB, Plex and file sharing with resources to spare.
If you simply want a device to store/share files, get a NAS, but the second you want to do anything more, build a basic desktop.
I find the cloth generic band aids to be identical to brand name, the plastic one of any brand, well they're just crap and I don't know why the even exist.
Choice Australia did a test of different washing liquid recently and found the Aldi stuff to be one of the best and a bunch of expensive brands to be no better than plain hot water.
Sex!
The mess in the real world is inconvenient, but meh, worth it.