HOLD UP, you cut from 3 paragraphs to 3 bullet points and got a 40% bump?? That’s WILD. I would’ve cried if someone told me my beautiful writing was the problem. But honestly, that’s the kind of feedback that hits hard because it’s TRUE. People on the internet have zero attention spans, they just want the facts and a pretty picture. I’ve seen so many folks argue with clients about copy length only to lose sales. Good on you for actually listening and making the change, that takes guts.

Buddy of mine went to a similar debate in Seattle. He was on team fiction. Said a history book just gives you facts, but a novel makes you feel what it was actually like to be there.

Depends on the paint and the wood, really. 120 grit on pine leaves scratches that show right through a semigloss if you don't prime heavy. I still hit it with 180 just to knock down the fuzz and save myself a second coat of paint.

Wait, are you saying your old bag was basically a giant trash bag stuffed with wet leaves too? I had the same awakening on the JMT last year - my 650 fill was so huge I had to strap it on the outside of my pack, and now my 800 fill just lives in a little stuff sack, it's like night and day.

Honestly, is it really that serious though? You spent $50 and a Saturday learning some basics, and you had to adapt a little bit when the code broke. That's still a Saturday spent learning something, even if it was frustrating.