We were lucky and dodged that future enshitification bullet.

SMS is now 11 cents, better, but not free. There are a bazillion more apps that do free messaging but everybody, even companies expect to have WhatsApp

As one of those adopters 15 years ago, it was a no-brainer. I could either message my wife “free” or send SMSs at 20c each.

Ditched Bridgstone and got some Mitas enduro trail+ for my bike.

Just happens that the “only” negative is the biggest for many people, long trips in a country without reliable charging infrastructure. Like most, this is solved having two vehicles, being one a gas or diesel.