I spend lots of time in south korea and VPNs are fine to use. I primarily use mine for getting around region blocks or for added privacy when on public networks.

Exactly the same here. I loathe kakao

Kids. The whole world is new and interesting to them and that is infectious.

Org roam could work if you’re your cool with emacs. Create files on the fly that are named with the date/topic and it could be setup to allow timestamps since you mentioned that. Notes can be linked to each other or easily merge or split as it develops.

Also org roam comes coupled with a daily diary that attaches to emacs calendar system.

Sorry about the multiple replies with the same content. My client app apparently decided to have a problem.

You are correct. Matrix is the only one that has an option to use e2ee. Rocket chat has it it beta but that may take some time to roll out.

I currently use Nextcloud and using photos on mobile is rough. Although I had forgotten about that comment feature on files.

A fruited kettle sour is an easy drinker for me but my go to would be an Oude Geuze from 3 Fontinen or Cantillion