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Aight. I'll give you some more then ๐:
There's perhaps more to go through, but I believe we should address the elephant in the room:
How much hardening did you even apply on your current/previous OS?
Like, if you've built a literal fortress, chances are that you'll have a hard time finding a suitable distro that provides similar protection OOTB. But, if you're just your average Joe and you just ran with how it came OOTB and at least didn't try to actively sabotage/compromise their system, then... chances are that a decent amount of mainstream distros will suit you fine. I kinda hinted at it in my previous comment, but a mainstream distro could be fine if you uphold best practices. So, in that scenario, the query shifts to:
Are you willing to adopt best practices?
If you're unsure whether you'll manage given your wants/needs out of the system, then that would (again) shift the question. This time we'd have to discuss the activities you engage in and 'decide' whether there are any distros out there that can handle those gracefully and responsibly.
Etc. Etc.
Warning: as you should be aware by now, and if you haven't yet, see the security entry on the (excellent) ArchWiki and the (infamous^[Madaidan used to be a security researcher on Whonix. Whonix is one of Linux' finest when it comes to privacy and security. Heck, it's involved in the preferred way to engage on the Tor network. It's even endorsed by Edward Snowden. So, by their efforts/contributions, Madaidan should have rightfully earned the required credentials and be regarded as somewhat of an authority on the subject matter. However, this article wasn't well-received. From what I saw, the community was mostly dismissive. Disappointingly so. Which..., unfortunately shows that there's a lot more circle jerking than what we'd all admit to. Anyhow..., FWIW, there was actually a slice of the community that did take it seriously. I'd characterize them as the security-conscious. Furthermore, note that Madaidan hasn't updated it for a couple of years now. So some of the writings have clearly become outdated. So, to be clear, the situation isn't as bleak as they described in their article.]) Linux entry on Madaidan's Insecurities, this can be a pretty ugly rabbit hole. I hope this doesn't discourage you, though.
Finally, consider giving answers to the bold and cursive questions ๐.