Submit screenshots of all your *NIX desktops, themes, and nifty configurations, or submit anything else that will make ricers happy. Maybe a server running on an Amiga, or a Thinkpad signed by Bjarne Stroustrup? Show the world how pretty your computer can be!
Removing everything from the Waybar I don't really use that much, rewrote the clock module (turns out you can do that), and just decided to embrace the "Tiling Window Compositor" vibe by relying more on keyboard shortcuts.
What program are you using in place of htop for the CPU stats and temps?
btop
My idea of minimalism is booting to a black screen, then starting programs in fullscreen with keyboard shortcuts.
Yes, I'm autistic, how did you know?
If there isn't a specific feature you need from Hyprland, I'd recommend trying out something more minimal like River, DWL, and even Qtile seems more minimal in terms of resource usage.
None of those come close to how good hyprland as a "software" is