I just put on some music and zone out while I sort things.

Wait, they stopped light roasts completely?

My grandpa was a draftsman and his hands shook so bad from the solvents that his pencil lines were a mess. The "soul" you saw was a health and safety nightmare. We have better tools now so people don't get sick making a drawing. The story isn't in the coffee stain, it's in the fact we don't have to work in those conditions anymore.

No way, you found a market that wasn't in any guidebook?

Realized sometimes the biggest nerds are just scared they don't know everything. Saw a guy once shame someone for not knowing a minor X-Men villain, then later that guy admitted he was lost on a current story arc. That gatekeeping often comes from a place of insecurity, not real expertise. Flipping your view means you're growing up and putting the hobby before your own ego.