Nice to update ~/.Xresources with a bit more sane config. I fixed my xterm background and some colors (background, cursor) in addition.

However, it renders much more slower than kitty in this simple test:

timeout 2 find /

Since that is likely a good use case or test for performance, I don't see further use trying to make xterm usable for me. It's a good terminal, but more modern takes are faster and have more features.

Rant: One annoying feature I always disable though are those cursed hyperlinks. Terminals don't need hyperlinks.