For the through-walls two-room situation specifically the IOGEAR GW4K60KIT runs on 5ghz so it actually reaches. Not gonna pretend it works for valorant but rpgs and couch co-op are completely fine, been running it that way for a few months

Schools used to be community hubs where parents naturally met. Now with school choice, kids scatter to different locations, eliminating that shared experience. My closest local friendships all came through PTA/school activities with families whose kids attended same school as mine