Most of the hate is because of the maintainers not maintaining their security certificates. Another similar distro is EndeavourOS, which I personally prefer. But either way, find what works for you.
That would be a catfish hooker, though I hear they taste like ass.
Yeah, many were, or were independently re-developed, but never quite the same.
It was similar to what things like Teams turned out to be. But it was when things even like office online were in their infancy. Everyone knew that it would be great one day, but not until everyone was comfortable with each of its individual components.
Google Wave would be much more helpful now. Too bad it was released (and subsequently killed) about a decade before anyone was ready for it.
Chihuahuas will go to great lengths to get extra treats.