Yes, it seems to me that it's really important for us to learn the correct lesson so we can be ready for "the next one"

Interesting. Definitely worth the read. My quick summary to get you interested enough to deal with the paywall: "The culprit is often identified as the American Rescue Plan . . The weight of the evidence, suggests. . . The central cause was the pandemic" caused"supply" disruption and how businesses reacted to, and continue to react to that disruption.

I've got ViMusic version 5.4 installed. Can you explain what you mean by "dead"? Do I need to switch too?

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I'd be interested to hear people's thoughts about Signal and DeltaChat for messaging

Reading the discussion here. I'd never heard of xmpp. Probably just never registered as a messaging alternative. Just checked out https://xmpp.org/. Wow! Tons of apps. Even some android apps on fdroid. Guess I've got some exploring to do.

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It would be awesome if you shared how you did it in your client settings.

I could not find anything to support it being something he said. Anyone?

Very clearly explains the situation. Seems factual and devoid of spin. 👍