I don’t think dogs are that judgmental.

Wide implementation of this technique would certainly explain why anxious/nervous people would have fewer friends.

I know people are going to hate me for saying this, but based on your stated priorities recommend getting a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. As much as I love ricing Linux and playing games, I use my MacBook Air for 90% of all my computing and coding. MacOS provides the most polished user experience out of the box (although it’s going down hill with every update they push). And once MacOS hits the enshittification event horizon you can switch to Asahi.

I suggest at least going to an Apple Store and dicking around with a display model to get a feel for the UX.

Oops, already ate it. Sorry, didn’t know it was evidence.