Inside lemmy, yes. Pops up as a message.

Phone notifications would depend on your client. Voyager provides notifications for replies, but I’m not sure about others.

Depending on your instance, you may be able to get email notifications as well.

Throwing money at a problem works, when you are actually throwing money at the problem and not at a symptom.

For me currently, my car is a good example.

Problem: I need reliable transportation.

My car is almost old enough to vote here in the US and while it has been a reliable ride now things are starting to fail left and right. I could spend money replacing the parts that break as they break. Or I could simply replace the car.

My solution: Just replace the car. More expensive short term, but it’ll be cheaper and far less headache long term.

That sounds… ill advised.