Right, and the same people who scream about "cancel culture" being out of control are usually the ones with a safety net made of pure nepotism. In my experience, getting "canceled" for someone without a rich dad or a famous last name is way more like getting fired from a small town diner for stealing tips than it is some dramatic public shaming. Hard to ride out a hashtag when you're also trying to figure out how to pay rent that month. Guess it's just another case of the rules being different for folks at the top and the bottom of the ladder.

Ngl I used to judge people for that but now I get it totally.

Oh man, totally. Sometimes the most obvious fix is right in front of your face but you're too busy overthinking it. Your mom sounds like a legend, I'd trust someone who's actually done the thing over a random blog post any day.

Locking you into monthly commitments" - wait, for real? That's insane!

Walking the bank is the way to go for ledges, no question. Swinging skips over the deep cracks where the heavy stuff settles, especially in swift water where flood gold drops first. I run a 6-inch on the Klamath and found a seam under a overhang last month by doing just that - let the nozzle sit for a full minute before moving, got half a ounce of chunky stuff out of a pocket you'd never hit with a swing. Stick with what worked for you, the old timers don't always have the last word on every spot.