I feel like I won just by getting sick of VMP's shit and opting to pick up the Loser variant on release day. While not wanting to add salt to any wounds, been enjoying the hell out of it for more than two months now. The experience really helped me begin to calibrate to the upside of life without VMP...and then they decided to torpedo the forum, giving me zero reasons to look back.
@hatfieldpdx I have the Rough Trade exclusive, since it was their Record of the Month *checks notes* two months ago. (It doesn't sound amazing, though.)