Thanks, I'll keep all that in mind. It's something I'm hoping to get out of the Fediverse too. I just need to push myself to be more active, rather than just passively consuming.

I'll see what I can do :)

I actually think the privatized model works well for telecommunications companies, but only with strict and heavy regulation. For the same reason as it works with supermarkets, it forces the networks to compete and ultimately keep prices down. But that regulation needs to prevent the large players from merging and buying up competition.

Masts and other infrastructure should be nationalized though, and any networks wishing to use the infrastructure would then have to contribute to funding it. Similar to openreach, but properly nationalized and truly neutral.

Very much this vibe!

The sweetness if fine, offset by lashings of salt and butter (or butter alternative).

I just have to stop for a moment when I realise I'm covering a pan of oats with... the liquid from what would have been another pan of oats at some point. Oatception.

PS: Thanks!

Yes, no long commuting has slashed my podcast listening time too. I now only listen to them on the school run (if my son wants to listen too), or during chores.