if theres a series of steps to finish a thing, well, it's difficult to memorize the steps on their own merit unless you face the consequences of missing a step. u realize "oh that's why i need to backstitch" or w/e. so yea i think mistakes are a great way of lrning
that short section about Atlanta is so spot on. My family visited there for a day or two back in 2016, and those highways are easily the most vivid memory I have of the place.
That was a good read. I'll probably never visit any of those places in my lifetime, but at least I have a glimpse of them now.