Oh man, I actually think the fast sauce might be better in a weird way! Hear me out. When you simmer tomatoes for hours, you break down all the bright acidity and fresh flavor. My experience is that San Marzanos have this perfect balance that gets lost if you cook them too long. I've made both versions side by side and the 15-minute one actually tasted more like actual tomatoes to me. The long-simmered one tasted more like a generic jar sauce if that makes sense. So maybe we're overthinking it and quick is actually closer to what the tomato wants to be. Your mileage may vary of course!

Did he have any tips on sharpening angles?

So how do you tell the difference between a real fossil and just a cool rock that looks like something? Is there a way to know without dragging an expert into it?

Oh boy, that's exactly right. @wadefoster really hit on something there. I think a lot of us get into a habit of rushing through things, skipping what we think is the "boring" part, but we end up missing the whole point. I used to skip openings too, until I watched Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood all the way through. The first opening, "Again" by Yui, sets up the whole journey and the sadness underneath all the action. Once you know what happens, the visuals make so much more sense. It's like a little story in itself that teases what's coming without giving anything away. Now I always try to watch at least the first episode opening to see if it's worth my time.

Read an article in the news last month about how lots of people accidentally post fake reviews without meaning to. They called it "review blindness" where folks just get used to making things look perfect online. Happens more than you'd think, especially with all the photo editing tools built into phones these days. The seller calling you out was probably just being honest, even if it felt weird at first. Might be worth checking your own photos every few months to see if they match what you actually received.