It helps to keep a backup account on another instance, in case there is an issue with your main server. You can export your settings and subscriptions from your main account and import to another Lemmy instance.

Each instance of Lemmy has their own list, like so: https://feddit.org/instances https://feddit.nl/instances

After all, a stubborn oil filter will be the least of your concerns then 😅

Hell seems like a good comparison, indeed

You could setup a new, empty VM and use it as a download only machine for packages, although it makes the process a bit more complicated.

I found this, maybe it is a suitable solution? https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/408348

Don‘t stop believing, we are the champions of another brick in the wall on the highway to hell

𝕯𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝕶𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖐𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖓𝖚𝖓 𝕰𝖎𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖒 𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝕭𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖗𝖊𝖕𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖐 𝕯𝖊𝖚𝖙𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉

This way, to familiarize yourself with the endless pleasures that will follow our untimely passings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWKGyO4jwWw