I'll say while I largely agree, I'll buy early access if and only if I'll be happy with my purchase as is.

I think there's almost always something to be said for voices of dissent in an echo chamber. I'm no expert on this, hell I barely use social media, but if they cause a few over there to start thinking, good. I'd call that worth it, but also I understand feeling some ick.

As a Tennessean that's voted blue every election since Obama's first term. This checks out, but it's also worth remembering there's a lot of folks doing the best they can where they are.

My first AMD CPU is my current rigs 7950 x3d. Only about 6 months in but it's been a delight.