In my coffee club last spring, we learned our beans came from a farm with poor labor conditions. Speaking up actually brought us closer because we found a better supplier together. @angela_grant11 might be right that there are reasons, but not knowing the full story can make things worse. Your quiet stress is probably obvious to others and hurting the group vibe. I say share what you know in a calm way at the next meetup.

How bad was this crack, really?

My neighbor's creek got that treatment and it just never bounced back. They can call it eco but sometimes the damage is already done.

Isn't it just typical for an old tool to show up the shiny new one? They probably sit in the toolbox plotting their big moment. @leo_hart13 is right to trust them, since they love proving they still got it. My old screwdriver has outlasted three of my fancy ones, and it never lets me forget it. Maybe the new stuff is just too polite to work hard.

Try mixing something like Georgia for headings with Arial for body text. It just reads cleaner across screens, those fonts are on pretty much everything. Another safe bet is Helvetica and Garamond if you want a more classic look. The key is keeping one really simple to balance out the other.