Tom Holland makes me feel like I could be a successful actor 

To be honest, most actors nowadays make me think that I picked wrong career, I should have gone for acting, many people told me that when I was young.

Tp4 believes that next tranch of technology you're talking about will require a much more stable world than we have today.

It also requires a world not dominated by Imperialist Ideology.

Imperialism uses tech in protecting "Unnecessary" "Accumulation" OF "Wealth/Power",  It basically loads the gun to commit suicide, because the people in power are the bottle neck..  They make bad decisions because their lives are devoid of consequences..  They lose touch with reality and the dire consequences of Burn-Rate (GDP).

So basically it won't happen in our lives
This **** is not going to end. I read some predictions yesterday that we may have another 10 years of chip deficit, it could meant hat prices for RAM and any electronic device will keep raising. I cannot believe that people let this to happen - all *******s raising demand for AI, creating stupid videos on internet pushed companies to produce and supply more AI hardware, taking over all RAM and storage supply for years to come. How the f... they let it happen?
Seriously, I'm 46yo and so disappointed in humanity, its unbelievable. And I had so many dreams when was a little boy who discovered computers, believed so hard in technology...

Are there still people doing custom switch soldering and lubing, or has it become all DIY these days?

I still do it. I don't mind taking the time to lube or solder.

HMX makes some nice switches. Try those.

Try looking into boards like the neo65 etc.