I’ve only ever been to one IKEA, but at least for that one, there were somewhat subtle but definitely visible holes in the walls and displays to allow you to cut through the maze.

ETA: Also - again, for that one - if you know what particular item you want, you can find that item’s location on the website and go straight to the warehouse to grab the item off the shelves.

You can escape the wildcards as an alternative.

I’m not sure if this counts as a centralized server in your eyes, but many popular games on Steam offer dedicated servers in both Windows and Linux.

I think all of the Linux ones require steamcmd, but personally I’ve hosted (in no particular order) Terraria, 7DtD, Cryofall, Don’t Starve, Ark, and more. It’s usually pretty simple and decently documented, as well.

If you’re looking for a new one, I don’t know where it stands, but I’ve heard that lemmy.world is starting one up.

While this is true, I have yet to find a way to do this on any non PC interface. :(

While that’s true, unfortunately I think the “getting paid” part might be the difficult part.

It does mine.

In theory, Ross Scott is (or at least was) trying to get something done about this. https://youtu.be/tUAX0gnZ3Nw?si=acNlZLK8MRqKWwgh

Because it’s so rarely an option.

I think Google is showing why it thinks the result is relevant to the search. For example, the search used the term “find out,” so Google bolded “know” and “determine,” which it believes to be related to the question.

https://youtu.be/2IK-ttwltD0?si=0kqIRENUYJSQOmEL

Perhaps they have a short commute, or perhaps they have a phone mount in their car so they can see the traffic live on the map.

iRony.

I … Think this is everyone’s dream.

I used to do this, but between a pair of saltines and with margarine rather than butter.

I never claimed to be healthy.

Gotcha, thank you for the edification.

Sure, and that’s great for you! I am, honestly, envious.

However, you said “you could switch.” For many people, including me, we cannot switch while maintaining a reasonable connection. My options are my current ISP (really not too bad, for the first time in my life), an ISP that provides a maximum of 12Mbps, an ISP that still isn’t quite sure if it can provide service to me, or satellite (which is pretty awful for a variety of services I use regularly). Even discarding reasonable expectations, this is not a “dozen or so.”

While your proposal might be good for you and others in “socialist” Europe, many people (likely even outside of Europe and the USA) don’t have that option and it probably doesn’t help resolve the parent commenter’s complaint.

Edit: also, while the USA is behind Europe in many ways, I suspect this is not so much a Europe vs USA issue as a rural vs not issue.

Hugely location dependent.

I had a similar experience.

I’m using “Connect.” For every post I see, there’s both a “block this community” and “block this instance” option. After I started making use of these, my feed (while still limited) became much more palatable. Presumably other apps have similar functionality, but I cannot comment definitively.