They pay mod authors (like me!) based on unique user downloads. Requiring an account makes it harder to fraudulently inflate numbers, which also benefits the whole community as broadly speaking the most downloaded/endorsed mods are also the best. Bot farming would ruin the site but not paying the most dedicated mod authors would also ruin the site.
For modding Fallout I recommend using MO2 through Steam Tinker Launch
https://github.com/sonic2kk/steamtinkerlaunch/wiki/Mod-Organizer-2
Aurora is a great choice given those parameters. I also installed it on my wife’s laptop and she hasn’t had any problems. I even edit video in Resolve on my Aurora thinkpad so I know the nvidia drivers are fine.
I use Aurora on my thinkpad, bazzite on my gaming desktop, and fedora on my desktop at work. Huge fan of what Universal Blue is doing.
Sure it does, nicotine can make you calmer and more alert. It’s a jitter-free stimulant. Not that I recommend taking up smoking.
Reaper, the daw mentioned in the post, also runs fine on Linux.