Yeah, it's wild how the basic idea of joining things cleanly pops up everywhere. I remember a baker on a cooking show talking about frosting a cake like it was drywall mud, getting that perfect flat layer. Makes you see the world as just a bunch of people trying to make stuff fit together smooth.

Guess roberts95 found the secret to not being a robot.

Saw a blog post that called this the "productivity tax." Paying for the right setup removes friction, so you work faster. Makes the math work out in the end.