Any Ubuntu affiliated distro is required to use snaps, so Kubuntu will use them. Startup times are terrible, but running performance should be the same.
Another simple distro to try would be either Mint or Pop-OS. Both are still Ubuntu based, but without snaps
Mint’s interface (Cinnamon) is similar to Windows, Pop-OS uses a modified GNome
I’m not sure of exactly how they manage everything, but my county library system uses Debian with an XFCE interface.
Not sure if it’s because it’s been this way long enough now, or it just looks close enough to Windows, but I haven’t known anyone to complain (and my in-laws complain about everything else)
Self hoster of Invidious, I’ve just setup a docker instance with a Watchtower docker container running too for auto updates. No real maintenance needed.
NewPipe on Android
There are definitely times where things will stop working for a bit (due to Google shananagans) but the devs seem on top of it. So it doesn’t take too long before it’s working again.
Call me a socialist, but the moment the tech was proven either the US or some UN based org should have eminent domained and brought Starlink.
That way there wouldn’t be multiple companies sending tens of thousands of satellites into space. And hypothetically there would be a greater expectation of equal access. Oh and access wouldn’t be at the whim of a pretty billionaire.