It's not personal, but yes, you're being intentionally obtuse to OP's point.

> and it's not an opinion or theory because I've proven it by shipping an app

You are once again downplaying the level of effort difference that OP is describing, thus missing the point entirely.

> if you bend it the wrong way you'll get bad results

OP did not bend it the wrong way, they tried several different approaches because it wasn't working as intended off the bat (i.e, without bending).

OP's point was never that things were "not possible", it's that it's a stupid amount of effort for table-stakes functionality. If you don't get that point by now then I don't think you'll get it at all.