I would not bother much about transphobia, because in every large enough forum you will find them sooner or later. I would report them and move on. I would go with Artix in your case and figure out the issue with NIC. Seems like the best option based on you requirements.

Arch (based) - if you like to customize every detail of your OS

Nixos - if you like to customize every detail of your OS and you are tired of breaking your system constantly

PopOS - if you would like to stop customizing your system and want to get used to great defaults

Mint - you just want things to work

CachyOS or Bazzite - if you want to play games

But efficiency does not matter if energy is very cheap or sometimes even free when there is too much sun.

It is the same as with green hydrogen or electric cars.

We do not need energy sources. We already have a cheap energy source (wind, sun, nuclear energy…)

We need “a battery” that can be used in cars and allows for long ranges or at least can be quickly recharged. And fuel from carbon capture fits this criteria.