Mexico has a gang culture that it needs to grow up from.
Do NOT reward gang members.
Do NOT accept them in to your social circles.
And above all, DO NOT HAVE SEX WITH THEM!
Once enough people do that, gang members will have no choice but to change.
Something was definitely wrong with your setup. It's a shame you changed hardware so readily without getting to the bottom of the issue.
Nvidia support on Linux isn't great, but it's also not useless.