Thank you haha, I really appreciate hearing that the post isn't in vain c:
Yeah, I definitely don't think there's an... eternal right, as far as stages goes. That happens to be the case with general life stuff, too. The entire world is filled with layers of complexity, where there could be a right thing to a specific person, but perhaps that action isn't the right or best thing to another person. I guess it's kind of moral relativism, and I shy away from applying it to morals, since there's so much hatred for moral relativism (but perhaps it is the best moral code; I'm thinking about that subject too haha).
But there are lots of rulesets where different players shine and flourish, and others where other players do. When people ask the question "What is the right stagelist?" I think they're asking the wrong one (atleast most of the time). I think they should probably ask, and they'll get better results if they do, "What is the right stagelist for ME?"
Thanks again for your post haha. And if you want more people to read it, make sure to spread it around if you can c: I knew it wouldn't be read much, so I tried my best to spread the link in lots of places on the forums where people who'd want to might read it lol.