If you are willing to pay kagi is great.

Yeah, I have a very hard time trusting Microsoft.

Yeah, the DBD community is pretty bad.

I switched because Microsoft just keeps getting worse and worse, and I like having complete control over my system. And limiting the amount of my data going out.

Linux in general uses much less system resources than windows, and I like being able to easily change my workflow (desktop environment, window manager, etc).

I love incremental games as well. My favorite so far is Kittens Game.