>I think it'd be great if someone made a de-Googled fork of ChromeOS without all the Google telemetry and bloatware, because it'd be the perfect Linux distro for security-conscious individuals.

Since such a thing is currently unavailable, I'm inclined to try running ChromeOS, then having a headless Linux box next to it in the hopes that my customizing the headless Linux box will satisfy my need to customize my software environment.

For example, I'm inclined to try to keep most of my personal files on the headless Linux box.