Is baking really that isolated now? @skylerwest pointed out community events and online groups, which seems pretty connected. Yeah, baking alone in an apartment can be quiet, but that's just how city life is sometimes. People still share recipes and tips online like it's a digital neighborhood. I get it, you miss the old chats, but that doesn't mean baking lost its magic. It's just different, not gone.

A second life as a planter? Is it that serious?

Yeah it's wild how fast this got normal. My mom called me last week totally panicked because she got a voicemail that sounded exactly like my sister asking for money, turned out to be some scam call using a clone. @corad70 is right, there are no rules. We're in that weird phase where the tech outruns any common sense. It's going to take a few big scandals, like fake emergency calls to grandparents or forged CEO orders, before anyone in charge even starts to figure out what to do.