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Have you an idea on what instance you want to migrate already?

I have had a real fine experience with sh.itjust.works (and with the French Jlai.lu, but this one is focusing on French language ;)

• 25 years and counting with my spouse. We've had our share of rough times but that helped us realize how lucky we were to be together and to realize how deeply we could rely on one another no matter what was happening.
• Be ok with shit happening. Constantly.
  No matter how well one think they're prepared something can happen that will wreck havoc on their perfect plan. I mean that in a very pragmatic way, not as a metaphorical way of speaking. Stuff happen all the time and one can either cry and rage and blame the world, or deal with it. Imho, the least inefficient answer is to learn to deal with it.

You got a point :)

d’ailleurs bonne idée, je vais vérifier.

C'est ce que je ferais, juste au cas où ;)

So, Ive recently gotten back into writing and been thinking about how much more fun it would be to write Outside.

I know it's not what you're looking for but since it's the tools I'm using for the exact same purpose you're mentioning, maybe they're worth suggesting?

There is no copy paste, no edit, no syncing either but depending what you wish to write, you may not need that—I certainly don't, and I even prefer this to more high-tech solutions for my purpose.

• It’s dirt cheap. Less than 30 cents for the Bic (I buy mine in bulk, normal price should be approx. 1.5€), and less than 3 euros for the notebook itself and they both offer at the very least a few weeks worth of writing autonomy. I reckon most countries should have local manufacturers for those tools (less shipping and less waste are always a nice option). Here in France, I like to use the French Bic ballpoint pens and the French Clairefontaine notebooks/papers (it also helps that they’re excellent products)
• It works great under the sun, on the beach, at the pool, or under the rain. Ballpoint ink is waterproof and quality paper (like in this notebook) can work under the rain and it can even be immerged under water. It will buckle but it will be usable (and readable, if one is using a ballpoint or a pencil) after it dried.
• Highly portable. It fits in any pocket (and small bag), and the Bic sits nicely within the spirals so no risk of losing it and I never need to search for it.
• It needs no charging. It needs no software or firmware updates. It has no bugs.
• It works great with any pen you fancy, be it this cheap Bic pen or some multi thousand € fancy fountain pen.
• One can use it to write absolutely anything. Poetry, the next best-seller, a secret plan to conquer the world, a list of errands,... You can also use it to sketch, to mindmap, to outline, and so on.
• It’s not unbreakable but one will need to put in some real effort. Meaning the thing can take a few beatings without any issue. Plus, if it’s too damaged, it’s cheap to replace.
• Thieve appeal? None. Try letting a tablet or a phone, even a cheap old one unsupervised on any table in a public space…
• Privacy? OK, it's not encrypted but at the very least no corporation is spying on my notes, ever. And I'm free to write anything I fancy, without worries.
• Backups? None. I don’t need any since I use for quick notes that I then reuse back at the desk: ideas, dialogues, short descriptions (a few keywords will often do it's rare I need to write complete sentences), or stuff like that. Even stuff I want to write about in my journal (that stays at home) I will simply write a few quick words so when I read them back later one I will remember what it was all about.
• Icing on the cake? Zero distraction. No social, no games, no Notifications to distract me, and no endless settings and tweaks for me to use as an excuse to fool around and to not be writing ;)

I know it’s low-tech and not trendy at all, but it works great and have been doing so for... centuries (for the notebooks in its current form) if not for millennia (handwriting) and has been used by many authors whose work we're still enjoying/admiring to this day.

I recognize that doesn’t really mean anything, but the way it’s gamified, whenever I’d make a controversial post or say something stupid or wrong and get even -1 karma, it’d ruin my day in a serious way.

Seems like you made the right decision by leaving it behind. Welcome :)

he is indeed :)

J'y connais rien en trotinettes (la dernière que j'ai utilisée c'était dans les années 70 et je portais des culottes courtes... et j'avais encore des cheveux) mais la garantie du fabricant dit quoi à propos des crevaisons d'un pneu increvable?

The long agony cry of democracy dying under the relentless assaults of cupidity and egoism with the enthusiastic support of a quickly rising stupidity and illiteracy.

Sorry, that may not have been the kind of answer I was supposed to share. So, to keep myself asomewhat on tracks I may add that this WE I listened to some Beethoven and also some Jacques Brel.

As long as enough people are willing to use and to rely on those apps/services, no matter how good the reason(s), those companies win and they (will) screw all of us.

I told those companies they should go fuck themselves the day I quit using them

Don't be a dick.

Not one change. Many. And important ones.

• Important weight loss but I also started walking a lot. So, they should both be considered responsible.
• Not being constantly hungry.
• A lot more energy, less dizziness, a lot less headache.
• Much better sleep.
• Better sexual abilities, too.
• Without going into too much personal details, I have been suffering from severe health issues for many years but after less than a year eating healthier food only (fresh and handmade), not changing any medication and treatment, all the doctors were so surprised by the change they made me to redo all the usual tests and exams and then added a few extra ones to make sure that was real and there was not something else going on. Years later, they're still impressed by that change (and how stable it has stayed so far).

Simply put, I went from being an old wreck barely able to walk a few steps (fetching the mail at the door forced to rest for the rest of the day) to being an older but working person that is able to do almost anything I fancy. Nowadays, I take long daily walks without breaking a sweat and I enjoy those long walks so much I would feel bad not doing it ;)

So yeah, as far as I'm concerned over-processed food can go fuck themselves: I see those exactly as I see cigarettes and alcohol which are two other things I had to get rid of in my life, btw.