Have you tried using kvaesito? I have the same gripe as you about minimal launchers and I find kvaesito very aesthetically pleasing. Although, I don’t think I’ve looked through their privacy policy

Sorry, I’m stupid is there actually a main server? Or is that part of the joke?

This reminds of when I forgot my laptop password for like a day. I had already installed a new distro and somehow just typed in the old password on pure muscle memory