I’d like to ask the good people of this community that, if you do know the solution or figure it out, that you not share the answer here. Feel free to announce your success, but there’s something to be said for discovering the answer completely unaided, even if it takes years.
It’s embarrassingly obvious once you see it though.
Is this an honest question for information or a sarcastic slap on the wrist because my puzzle is basically a hint for OPs?
No I’m dumb but eventually figured it out after reading literally every comment in the thread. This one genuinely made me feel stupid.