Their media is filled will propaganda, plus so little thought they can't realise it's easier for the US to attack you in the US than China to attack you in the US.
Arch Linux Installation Guide = How to take back control over our own computing, plus some extra tech skills, useful irrespective of your occupation or hobbies. I would suggest doing it a second device, like when already buying a new computer, so your stuff stays safe on the old one.
They do it for financial exploitation and Ars Technica is complicit with laundering their disinformation.