I don't quite agree

Quote Originally Posted by OCDshaver View Post
When you brush your teeth, do you try to get ALL of the plaque off of them or just some of it?
I get no irritation when I do
When you bathe, do you try to get all of the filth off of yourself or is a little dirt under the fingernails ok?
Again, no irritation
When you hone your razor, do you chase a perfect edge or is a reasonably sharp edge good enough?
Always the best edge I can manage
I think you see where I'm going here. But I dont CHASE a BBS shave, I get one every time. I've learned what I need to do to get it and that's my routine. And the reasons are simple. When I took up SR shaving I was completely efficient with a DE and was loving the results I was getting. I tried a SR for fun but promised myself that if I couldn't get as good of a shave with a SR as I could with a DE or better (something I had seen promised in many circles), I would drop it as an interesting diversion but not something I would stick with.
Because, what's the point if I can do a better job with a DE?
Because it's fun!
So I took on that challenge. The reason I switched from cartridges was because I wanted a really good shave. I kept hearing that a DE or SR could deliver that. If I was ok with the results I was getting, I wouldn't have made the switch. OTOH, if my razor isn't up to the job, I'm not going to punish myself in order to get it BBS. That's just stupid. In that case I accept a bad shave and fix the problem later.