That yarn example from @lindag33 really hits home. It feels impossible to make every choice perfect, but seeing the truth changes everything.

Totally get that. The whole slow build felt like part of the process itself. Made you plan your day around it instead of just getting a result.

Getting close to confirm what people are saying... that makes sense. But what do you do when you can't get close fast enough, like on a steep or narrow part of the trail? I've fumbled with hand signals when my hands were full with trekking poles... it gets messy. Do you practice those signals with your group before heading out, or just wing it?

I saw what @the_harper said and it reminds me of watching line cooks trash talk prepped stuff, then quietly grab it from the lowboy when the tickets stack up. The knife skills pride just goes out the window.

Seriously saw a family last summer where the mom made her kids balance on a stone incense burner for a picture. The worst was someone using flash photography right in the middle of people praying quietly. It just feels like some folks see the whole place as a theme park set, not someone's actual place of worship. Makes you want to tell them the gift shop is back near the entrance.