this might be the end

[lakes]

plus i doubt the state id laws are gonna affect the indie web. since they're mostly forcing social media and app stores to comply with the laws

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Maybe things are a little bit different in Australia (where the OP is from), but I've heard that the UK, which is imposing similar restrictions, is unfortunately cracking down on some indie websites as well like Spacehey. Not sure if other indie websites have been affected as well, but I do know that Spacehey has gotten caught up in their crackdown as of July of this year.

To be fair, I wasn't including social media in stuff like that. But who knows honestly.