Most people in my media classes seem to be so obssessed with the content of social media as opposed to the systems of social media. A lot of other students and professors are only interested in alternative content rather than alternative systems. They talk about the "algorithm" as some kind of sentient being instead of something programmed by people. It's a weird shift in media studies going from concerns over systems to content.
Another one is how people will only watch things that are on Netflix or whatever the popular streaming app is now. Some people have asked me for film suggestions but when they find out that it's not on Netflix, they lose interest even if I provide them with a link to it from archive.org or other very special places.
I still have my 150GB free account from Storj which I use for some backups so I can't speak from a paying customer perspective. From my experience, it's okay -- never really had downtime (at least I never noticed) and I couldn't say anything negative about it. It does have a "per segment fee" so just be aware of that.
StarCraft II made transitioning to League of Legends easy. I also played a lot of Kovaaks which made my aim generally better in FPS games and it helps with osu! too.
I really want to say Gandi but they charge too much now and removed the free mailboxes.
Anyway, I'll vouch for Netim. Their prices are similar to (old) Gandi and they have a mailbox too. I'm looking into Spaceship for some other domains because they're really cheap.
This sums up the NLE situation on Linux pretty well. I personally use Resolve and I wouldn't have touched Linux if it wasn't available on this OS. As you mentioned, an NVIDIA card and the Studio license are pretty much mandatory for a good experience.
I've tried LW before but I never really liked the workflow. I don't know if they're still 720p locked on the free version.
Blender. Maybe not everyone needs to try it but it it's great if you like 3D.
I can suggest everyone to try Bitwarden if they don't have a password manager yet. I use Pass now (because UNIXTM) but was a Bitwarden fan before.