Honestly that's how a lot of the best fixes happen, just making do with what's around. It reminds me of seeing people use random stuff to solve problems all the time. The right tool is sometimes just the one that gets the job done.

Olivias88 mentioning the moving goalposts thing is spot on. I saw a similar shift with a friend who got into old school conspiracy stuff about the pyramids. It started with who built them, then became all about lost technology and energy fields. The core story just gets replaced when the old one gets picked apart too much.

Yeah that cash thing really works, @stone.barbara. I used to think it was old-school but it actually makes you think twice before spending.