> But you skip over that.

It's pretty common to reply to specific aspects of a comment. That's what the markdown quote notation is for (even if it doesn't render properly on this site).

> I think as a compressed timeline summary, mine was fair enough.

But it's not merely compressed, it's factually incorrect.

> I don't think "well, actually, this happened before that" is as important, TBH.

That tracks considering you write for a tabloid with a tumultuous relationship with accuracy.