My M1 Mac Mini Experience Didn't Go Well

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The Plan: Turn off my Workstation PC for several weeks and do all the workflow I would normally do on my 32 core Threadripper based PC, on the new M1 Mac Mini, and share the experience with ya'll.
The Problem: The M1 Mac Mini I purchased failed to work as advertised, making all the plans I had for it impossible to execute.
Plan B: I'll share the problem I encountered, and all the troubleshooting steps I attempted to make the MAC Mini work.
Note: This is a long one but I did the best I could to trim the many many hours of troubleshooting down to a presentable timeline. Chapter markers are included below.

Update - I gave the M1 Mac Mini a Second Chance - https://youtu.be/ZuViMpgG0Co
M1 Mac Mini Playlist - http://bit.ly/3rQsoGc

Timecodes:
0:00 - Opening
0:13 - Intro
1:00 - 3 Reasons Why.
4:30 - The Plan for the Mac
5:40 - The Mac Mini Specs
7:06 - The Accessories and Peripherals
8:05 - Unboxing and connecting the Mac
9:18 - First Boot
10:14 - macOS Setup First attempt
11:37 - Point of Failure
14:09 - Troubleshooting begins
15:38 - Login Failure
16:19 - PW Reset method 1 Failure
17:30 - PW Reset Method 2 Failure
19:02 - How to Factory Reset a M1 Mac Mini
21:01 - macOS Setup Third Attempt
22:16 - System Reset #3
24:50 - I give Up!
25:31 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion

Peripherals (Paid Links)
USB-C to HDMI Cable - https://amzn.to/2WTmh6l
M.2 NVMe Enclosure - https://amzn.to/39v4d8H
Logitech K360 Keyboard/Mouse - https://amzn.to/34LEjfv
USB switch - https://amzn.to/2KYhjCC

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