What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

I don't think raw image quality for photos shot in ideal conditions has changed that much in the past few years for how most people display their photos. I half suspect that any camera that's >10Mp will do for showing on a monitor/ the internets.

I bought an ageing Lumix LX5 a few days ago (released seven years ago), and I don't have any issues with image quality compared to a two year old iPhone 6S+

What you want to buy a dedicated camera for is manual control over the camera (over and above what VSCO etc can do for smartphones), differing focal lengths and better low light performance.