Yes, dealing with HiDPI is one of the configs I did have to do. I have Pop on another laptop and I kept scaling at 100%, but increased font size by 1.5x via gnome-tweaks. Annoying to have to do it, but it's a one time adjustment and doesn't look frankenstein to me. The 1.5x font adjustment is just one input box via settings tab - not messing with terminal.

I've made peace with the google privacy issues. The convenience made me more pragmatic instead of idealistic, but I hear you.