Sounds like you need to create two partitions and format them with relevant filesystems

Non app storage needs then… My best guess then is messaging app attachments? maybe OP needs to save docs/pdfs he gets from Whatsapp/telegram. But you’re right, that seems more of a laptop/PC activity.

Immich for pictures seems like a good answer to your question. What’s files: Mostly pictures I think. Why not just keep it on phone? people love their pictures. I have more than a phones worth.

I think people generally look for a phone app / ease of use type of thing

“economies of scale”

First post, feeling a bit 🫦 nervous might NSFW

Proven positive roi public investments, defense, teachers get huge raises and so do cops.

No idea. Deleted facebook my senior year.

There are two or three and sometimes four? Potentially… more.

I get what you’re saying it’s just not as practical. Many won’t look for the largest/most relevant instance for their questions.

Good. Separately, I really wish we had a way to search for useful answers on Lemmy. I feel like much of the reddit was exposed through: “question/key words” site: reddit.com googling