I couldn’t not do that as well, which implies that to get that stinking rich and stay that way you must be some degree of sociopath

I’ve used something called “System UI Tuner” in the past. It does what you ask, in that you can modify which status car icons are shown, amongst other things.

Haven’t tried it recently, not sure it still exists or works with newer versions of Android.

wait I can selfhost my own lemmy and then use my account from there? … and then I can federate whoever I choose?? … and my have ownership of my own account??? 🤯