Overrated the latest update I keep coming back to [v1]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, mods please remove if it is not. Quick context: I am relatively new to this and trying to find my footing. I tried three different approaches and none of them felt quite right.

I tried three different approaches and none of them felt quite right. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go.

Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. There is a lot of conflicting advice online and most of it is from 2019.