Ever skip a step thinking it's just busywork? Learned a similar lesson with a trailer frame. Didn't stress relieve it, and the thing shook itself apart on a rough job site within a year. That sinking feeling when you see the crack is the worst. Now I just factor the extra time in, because fixing it later is always ten times the hassle.

Yeah it's wild how the stuff we don't overthink just hits sometimes lol. I've noticed the videos where I'm just genuinely reacting to something dumb my kid did get way more traction than anything I plan out. The algorithm seems to pick up on that real moment, not just the subject. So maybe it's less about making "what's popular" and more about forgetting the camera is even there.

It's scary to think where the next generation of makers will come from. Watching youtube can't replace having someone show you how to plane a board flat. That hands-on knowledge just vanishes when these places close.

Friends aren't mechanics, that's why.

Your skills run the dive, not the wrist gadget.