Sounds like a total placebo effect to me.

Glad you turned that down. Taking every single job is a fast track to hating what you do. You have to guard your time and energy, or you'll have nothing left for the good projects. I only say yes to work that pays fairly or teaches me something I actually want to learn. That "momentum" he's talking about just becomes a grind of bad clients and low pay. Setting a clear line is how you stay sane and keep the quality of your work high.

Those old sites had a weird charm. You could just click forever and find random stuff. It was a different kind of internet.

Classic cameras have a sixth sense for the worst possible moment to quit. Mine gave up right as a bear walked into frame at Yellowstone.

Ugh, that drives me nuts too. It really does make it harder for everyone starting out. I got burned a few times before I learned to check for seams and the quality of the glass. Real old glass often has tiny bubbles and the mold lines feel different. You just have to study the real patterns until you know them by sight.