Better yet, having a (halfway decent) multimeter and knowing how to use it is huge. A good one can test capacitance, but simply tracing voltage isn't too tricky.
Working with electricity is actually quite simple in a lot of respects, and I make a lot of money mainly because people are afraid of it (and rightfully so, me too). But many of the small things like changing plugs/switches out and hanging fixtures can be done easily by anyone with a basic knowledge hand tool use and basic rules like a) turn off the main if you don't know which breaker you're working with, b) check that it's off with a meter or hot stick, c) even then, don't directly touch the shiny parts, and d) match your colors exactly as you found them (take pictures to be safe). Granted I've been doing this for 10+ years, but even a layman can save themselves a service call with a couple basics and YouTube is a great resource for such things.
Any time I get a new toy, I do try to keep it a shiny as possible for as long as I can, but yeah eventually the battle scars come through and then it's a different story.
The reaction was the point though. Regardless of how covid started, it was happening and we were already dealing with the thick of it. The whole lab leak thing was a tool to get people riled up.
Valid points. Also too, the cost associated with a business class data plan that actually allows hosting. If you think about it, it really is an arbitrary restriction put in place by ISPs to goad those who want to leverage the internet's potential into more expensive plans.
I honestly think the drivers model has some merit to it, and it'd be interesting to see federated data centers. I dunno how well it would work out, but it would be interesting.
You don't have join them, but you can also not see a god damned thing. Unless they're doing something that screws over good, innocent people, especially on a wide scale, I'm minding my own business.
Quad or so, just make sure you tie a rope from the couch around your waist so you can find your way back.