I think that either oversells me, or undersells players who micro well.
My pick ! I oversold you ! Do you hate me now ?


You're quite right. I should have written something along the line of "if you took the time to learn". But this is incompatible with streaming and playing with APM.
What I mostly meant is we never held that against you.
I tend to think that some things can only be learnt in Succession Games. And I don't mean tricks, I mean mechanics (e.g. if you're going to whip and regrow in two turns, wait a turn and regrow in one). And, once you have a good hold of them, you can speed up and what you will lose will be marginal.
I agree that good micro does give insight that looms. It's probably not the right word. I mean there are ties, some implications from micro to strategy and a deeper understanding of micro can give wider insight. That said, I think this is also marginal as far as game understanding goes.
Kossin used to say that microing has a 5% impact on the game. Sure, the number is sketch and he said that from the perspective of someone who already knows what good micro is (so has a very high floor without micro).
What's the impact of macroing, though ? It's probably sketch to say 20%, right ? Maybe it's more like the remaining 95 or 80%. This is what you had.
I'm all the more sensitive to this that I am confident in my micro. I hate to brag, right ? I was taught well.
I like pipe dreams, though. I know I'm gonna die. I know I'm gonna screw up. I don't need to play on Deity to screw things up.
People are way too obsessed with that difficulty level. Zoom in, go Barracks first and play with Ice Archers (or Sushi),. Easy game.
And, you know... the "Deity Players" - I never claimed to be one -, I don't really know their micro skills but, low key, I don't think they're really good. I do think they're persistent, though, and have good strategic sense - at least better than mine. I'll give them that, I am that generous
Hell, if you compare me to someone who was/is stuck on noble-monarch, my micromanagement choices will look superior, consistently.
To me, you're the NukeTheStars of Civilization. You're certainly the one (streamer) I learnt the most from. You came just at the right time. So, yes, and up your claim some difficulty levels to Immortal.
You should try playing a game in its entirety in one setting. ^_^
Yes, I'll take that advice, at least to 1AD. That, I know I can do

On Sushi, my favourite thing is using it for border control with Friendly neighbours. Also powering a Diplo win is kinda cool.
Now I'll remove my bragging crown and just leave that here.