Just want to make a statement and offer a curious thought.
I applied this update in the worst way possible (logged in and actively using the system) and managed to only encounter a single “major issue” for which multiple solutions have already been brought and essentially is solved.
The curious thought about this.
Did my intentional switch to wayland about a year ago (roughly) allow me to apply this huge update with almost zero issues? Im thinking this may be the case due to seeing that lots of graphical issues were afflicting others post-update. I have suffered exactly 0 graphical issues.