Hey not every rebase has conflicts. I definitely rebase when there are no conflicts, then merge.

When there are conflicts I merge „theirs” into my branch to resolve those so I keep mental model for this side and don’t have to switch. Then rebase then open PR.

Seriously! I have too many years of software development experience, but I use Visual Studio UX to handle pretty much all git operations. And always merge.

I have better things to do in my life than "internalizing" anything that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.