Genuinely agree! Can't my computer just refrain from sending everything I do to the Internet??

It's Microsoft's computer, not yours.

"My PC" renamed to "This PC" awhile ago, afterall.

Didn't even notice that change until you pointed it out. I hate it.

It used to be "My Computer"

Maybe we'll see more people moving to Linux.

A project exists with that name but seems to be the opposite:

https://github.com/cxasm/notepad--

https://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-dd/