You know how when Linux boots up, you can press the delete key to jump from the graphical boot screen to a view of the kernel and init system logs? Is this possible with the KDE splash screen so I know what’s going on with that too? I’d be happy with either a splash screen that can optionally be switched to a log view, or just removing the splash screen and having a log view permanently.
Tried it: it shows the Plasma components loading in real time and appearing onscreen. You know what? That’s pretty cool too, I can nerd out to that!