That can happen if you make a major change such as major update to the binaries (ie a software update) while the screen is locked. Or because the screen "saver" / "locker" crashed.
That's a ... really well defined threat...
Some monitors like the Dell U4323qe have a KVM built in, the KVM does Ethernet too.
jdownloader seems pretty close to "internet download manager"
Also I prefer yt-dlp
over youtube-dl
Burn read only backups.
I feel like I have been doing this all my life. I think it's more to do with the depth of understanding too. But the environment has to support it, if there is an expectation that everyone is an expert from day one, and there is no room for self improvement then it can't be done.
As stated there are down falls with the approach such as lack of exposure to new ideas. You still need to look just not study. But to me it's also a work/life balance policy. But don't practice it in extreme as it can hold you back. Good work places should allow for some learning time and I'm hoping that gets normalized.
Age old rule, invert the statement; they aren't ready, don't start now they don't think it would be fair.
Don't let your guard down but at some point trust and risk consideration is required for most systems to work. If you're after solutions; you could run your own node in the cloud and federate it.
Is it mostly retries?
Matrix with bridges can help consolidate them. Some managed versions exist like Beeper and Element. Been slowly moving to that. Will eventually self host.
I feel discord does really well because the way it structures it "servers" really focuses around individuals rather than groups. Which then creates an incentive for a certain type of person to "grow their server" bringing more activity onto discord. This is confounded by both a) you join all channels on a server, 2) the ability of individuals to "mute" servers or channels; combined it means it fills up with a bunch of idlers in a way which is worse than IRC as it's unlikely they will ever read the contents or participate beyond asking a question then leaving.
Sounds like a regulatory solution is needed. The intersection where domestic policy impacts international.