Where possible, avoid buying from companies that are complicit. It’s not always possible but it’s worth trying.

I’ve used apps like this to help make decisions:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/no-thanks-app/id6476206516

Vote with your wallet. Money is the only thing that matters to the people in charge here

Hmmm you might be able to first install Debian 12 and make sure the fan control works properly, then just install the proxmox application inside of that

https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm