Grub is a bit cumbersome to manage. What’s wrong with alternatives?

Where are you seeing these? I searched the github for “hutdown” and it never appears without an s in front of it.

That disappointment isn’t with Linux

I’ve been giving Qobuz a try and it’s pretty good. They have had an unfortunate issue with some tracks auto-skipping partway through, somehow related to their cdn, but that’s being resolved. Here’s a post about their stance on AI https://community.qobuz.com/ai-charter

Qobuz is worth a look - https://community.qobuz.com/ai-charter