Linux uses less resources than windows by default, any is better performance and lighter, cachyos might be easier to tinker with, I got sunshine working on it fairly easy.

all security is false when social engineering is how they get your ass

I prob have plenty of security issues from all the sketchy things I download, not worried baout that, what are they going to do take my social security code and passwords that are all public info, id leak my own nudes if someone blackmailed me