How long did it survive?

They don’t even send a charger anymore…

+1. Took some time for me to adapt, but since then it’s been a good experience. Been using since 2022.

Is the experience of trying new distros very cool? yes

Should you abandon systemd? no

systemd is not bloated and it’s not insecure. If you don’t have any problems, don’t switch (unless you wanna have some fun trying new things, if you do, run a vm).