I wouldn’t count “behind a VPN” as “open to the internet”.

I’m not sure fixing it will be possible.

It’s not about criminality. It’s comparative morality.

Nuclear plants have a limited life time. You have to replace what ages out, and they haven’t been. Probably because they decided that the cost didn’t make sense anymore in the face of renewables.

I still think this is the world’s tiniest cello, and not a violin.

do you have any overall recommendations?

Go to a Hifi shop and buy a separate amp and speakers. It’ll do more for your enjoyment of the music than anything else.