That A2 slot getting flaky once things warm up is a classic heat soak issue. Sticks can pass cold and then fail when the board hits 40C or so, which is why overnight backups catch it. Good call testing them one at a time instead of trusting a single clean pass.

The "algorithm doesn't know the difference" thing is real but I don't think dunking on a bad take helps it much, at least not the way people say. Feeds care way more about time spent and comments than they do about whether you meant it as a joke. A quick roast is a blip. Some guy writing five paragraphs breaking down why it's dumb is the thing that keeps people arguing in the replies for hours.

I ran into the same thing with my city a couple years back, the police site said crime was down 8% but the FBI data had it up slightly. Turns out the local page was only counting calls that turned into full reports, not every call for service. I usually go with the FBI numbers since they're at least using the same rules across cities, even if they're a bit behind.