I wonder if we all suffer from nostalgia with weed it's good to see you are so impressed by some new stuff
I think until 6 years ago I knew nothing bout weed in all honestly yeah grown many a plant but bag seeds or clones from indoor friends.
Once I started buying seeds and fem seeds I started researching the best strains for my head space and slowly went up from there.
Then started doing my soil properly and using fem seeds I have improved every year for 6 years now and I'm 44.
I'm also a lot more patient with my plants now and it shows in the final product.
Never cured really until the last 6 yrs and it added another dimension to my weed.
Now I'm so biased its not funny to the point of almost being rude to ppl offering me a smoke or a handful of bud to take home.