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I'd argue that you now have two major issues. Someone breaking into a house and stealing a desktop isn't unheard of. Full disk encryption with secure boot deployed will save you the headache of also having your identity/bank account/cc info stolen a few days later.
... Secure boot has nothing to do with encryption and your data. Bitlocker can work without secure boot https://superuser.com/questions/1200958/does-enabling-bitlocker-require-secureboot
I mean yeah that's why I made the distinction in my comment... Without secure boot you're still opening yourself up to a whole host of other attack vectors even if you have bitlocker enabled.
I'd argue that 99,9% don't use full disk encryption cause it's Infact a performance degrading feature.
And there's nothing to be stolen , all my passwords are in a password manager , all important accounts including the password manager have 2fa.
If someone isn't a pw manager or 2fa it's all their fault honestly.