If network card drivers don’t work, you can transfer the file the old-fashioned way, or get online using an Android phone in USB Tethering mode (Wi-Fi and mobile data both work).

Android is not (really) a desktop OS. Devices with preconfigured locked-up Linux installations have been around way before that, mainly networking equipment.

Valve is proving that LOTS of people would use Linux if it came in convenient preinstalled packaging.

Classic Pixar movie but the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 flags are red

Edge: *naked with an ad tattooed on the back*

Yes but why would you? You’ll need active cooling just doing basic things on the desktop.

all Linux distros

This is not a Linux problem; Windows 10 would fare way worse. Maybe similar on a Pi 5, I’ve seen a review and it handles Full HD on either OS (only Linux can get consistent 1080p60 though).