That's a very good point. It's pretty damn sad at how disconnected many of us are to the processes that get us everyday things.

Can we make an exception for Vermin Supreme

Interestingly enough I tried whatismyip on both my main and secondary profile and they both showed the same IP and location

People are important. It's necessary for mental health to balance privacy and being able to have a life.

I might just have to do this, although having a VPN and accessing it on desktop might flag my account and/or lock it. Would having Instagram on my old phone and taking it off my current one help?

I'm planning on self hosting a matrix server in the future, but it'll be a couple of months before I can sit down and work on that.

Does this also apply to calls?

IG is on the primary profile.

Wait, really? Can I log in with my Instagram account onto it? If so that's great news because the main reason I'm keeping it right now is the chat, but sometimes get sucked into the content vortex.

LMAFO

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Okay so something that's slowly dying in rural America is the presence of specialty stores and craftspeople. Before dollar general and Walmart killed most of it, there were separate/mom n' pop bakeries, pharmacies, blacksmiths (we could modernize that concept with a technological repair person to fix broken or malfunctioning parts), and tractor/feed supplies. Some of these still exist in rural America obviously but they are declining. Bring back specialization and apprenticeship.

In the center of your village could be a decently sized community garden, with small greenhouses scattered throughout. It acts sort of like a central park or courtyard. Also, rooftop gardens!

Maybe some sort of outdoor community center?