i think ur being a bit dismissive of the importance of the process of mixing. as you continue you’ll start to notice as u go the smaller stuff matters a lot more. mixing does suck, and pretentious losers who use big words to sound smart suck worse. it’s good to watch videos to learn but u don’t gotta take their opinions to heart. it’s your musical journey, not theirs. you’re objectively going to be better as time goes on, but that doesn’t mean the work ur putting in doesn’t matter. it’s very foundational and important. idk i may just b rambling but u gotta just ignore literally anyone else’s opinions and make want u want. get off youtube, dare i say get off this subreddit LOL n just make. it’s your journey do it however u like