For me it’s driving while under the influence. If you couldn’t tell, I like me some ganja. However I have long since held the belief that it is utterly insane to drive while under the influence of most substances, with maybe nicotine and caffeine being the exception. All too often I see other stoners smoking and driving, which I simply can’t fathom. I’ve only operated a vehicle once under the influence and it was just to move a U-Haul around the block to a different parking spot, which was such a scary experience while high that I refuse to even consider getting behind the wheel again while high.
Modding only made my ender worse, not better. The PEI build plate only made the problems even more pronounced. At least the Plastic build plates texture absorbed the uneven extrusion.
And I’m not saying you have to pay $500 for a printer to get a good experience. You just need to pay more than $100 for the bottom of the barrel ancient ender 3 pro/v2 with its problems. I spent more money (and most importantly time) trying to fix that printer than if I’d just bought a good one from the start. Even my co workers (some own that exact printer) shat on me for buying the printer because there’s better alternatives, even for the exact same price.