Do you have a link to the post and the replies you found toxic? So we can judge properly?

How is “theft of indigenous” lands a western thing? I cant think of a single region that didnt seek to acquire more territory.

Are there any errors in the journalctl logs? If you’re booting to blank screen or terminal there is likely a crash happening with the DE launching. Maybe that will give us more idea how to fix the issue.

I’ve been buying old flagship phones and they seem to last a while. I got the S9 for under $300 NZD and its still going even with no security updates. I then got the S10 for some family and thats still going good.

If you want a cheap phone 2nd hand refurbished versions of good phones are in my opinion the best way to go.