Totally get that, had a basic bowline slip on me halfway up a climb once. Scary stuff.

Modern art installation, sure, but that dough gets everywhere. I've had starters go wild before, and the key is to use a damp cloth to wipe it up before it dries. Charles_burns28 isn't wrong about it being a chore, but it's fixable if you catch it early. Also, keep your starter in a bigger jar next time, gives it room to grow without exploding.

Actually, this is a thing you see everywhere... people skip basics with fancy shortcuts. Like when folks use calculators for simple math and forget how numbers work. Or cooking with box mixes instead of learning what flour and eggs do. That lack of foundation shows up later when things get tricky... Same with coding, starting simple forces you to understand the why. It's like building a house on rock instead of sand... you just have a better feel for what you're doing.