Yeah, it’ll tick off some drivers, but at least they see me. I’ll usually move right every so often if I’m blocking traffic and let the cars past (they’ll usually go slowly), then go back to taking the lane.

I'm tempted to get some kind of sign for the back of my bike saying something like "If you think I'm 'in your way,' demand a BIKE LANE," but I expect some road-rager would murder me for it.

The only real solution is to campaign for better infrastructure, such as:

protected bike lanes
separate bike paths
Dutch-style raised crossings

100% agree, but these tend to be very long-term solutions, and not every city even wants to entertain basic bike lanes, let alone separate or protected bike lanes. And we can't expect cyclists to wait years (or decades) for that infrastructure to appear.

What has worked the best for me is taking the lane. If the infrastructure isn’t good, ride in the middle of the lane so cars are forced to treat you like a car.

Even as an experienced cyclist, this is highly unnerving. I couldn't imagine a novice, elderly, or young cyclist having to take the lane and hope that cars see them. I get that this is often the only option for some areas, but it's also very far from ideal.

At the end of the day, my life is more important than etiquette. At least I’m my area, it’s also legal because I just need to be within 3’ (1m) of the edge of the roster, which means the rightmost lane market, not the edge of the asphalt, so I can be pretty close to the middle of the lane while following the law, but I will break the law if it keeps my safe.

It's funny, I was thinking that most of the time cyclists "break the law", it's quite literally so they don't die.

I don't advocate for regularly cycling on sidewalks (even though it's legal where I live), but there are certain roads that are so dangerous that using the sidewalk is the only safe way to cycle.