Should I use Qubes?

Not so in my experience.
I dont have reports of laggy YouTube even on x230 - there can be
issues over Tor but that’s a separate issue.
Nor do I see “other stuff” (what?) running “twice slower”, although
perhaps I dont understand what you mean by this. Do you mean that music
players run at half speed? That editing is half the speed?
Even 10 year old CPU provide a reasonable Qubes experience, and once
qubes are started there’s minimal slow down in ordinary use (in my
experience).

These judgements will depend on what applications you are
running, and how you manage your qubes.

I never presume to speak for the Qubes team. When I comment in the Forum or in the mailing lists I speak for myself.
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