Yup, that's par for the course for CS. I can think of very few times that I played with a girl/woman that used voice chat in solo queue because they will usually get harassed by at least one person. Same goes for anyone with an accent but less frequent. Things have gotten slightly better over the years at least.
I've never seen something so expensive look so cheap
CSGO can be pretty toxic but I'm glad I don't have other reference points to compare it to tbh.
A non-limited classic design for the X series would be great (the 25th anniversary T series equivalent is like 1500USD on ebay) but I've used a T470s and it's honestly pretty comparable to the old models with the only meaningful drawback being less key travel but for less backpain if you need to carry it anywhere I think it's a worthwhile tradeoff.
As someone with an X220 i recommend getting something newer at this point. The thing hits 85-90C with video playback and new paste. I think a modern one with a Ryzen or something is probably a better idea.
Oof, I can only imagine VR. The voices with good headphones and a long play session gave me a headache the next day haha
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice kinda fits this description. It's a game about a mentally ill viking(ish) warrior so it's more "psychological" creepiness than zombies, but it definitely achieves what it seeks out to do as with its atmosphere without being outright horror. The game is not for everybody since the gameplay can be a bit offputting.
Seconding this one. I used to use Swiftkey but moved to this because it doesn't have suggestions for words.