Yeah it's been really yoyo on the timeliness for literal years now. Once you get support it's generally excellent but wait times have definitely been a recurring issue.
Sorry guy hopefully they get to it soon
Here's the real answer:
Get the best GPU you're willing to afford in the 5000 series.
Then if you feel like you need it afterwards, grab a 9700x or a baller 9800x3d. Or a core ultra 265.
Game at 1440p or 4k and enjoy the CPU not mattering as much
I didn't read the thread but one of Linus' big grievances is their bold faced lying about eco sustainability and shit while purposely landfilling products and engineering e-waste