Quote Originally Posted by biondino
OP, I really don't think you understand the diference between aggression and passivity:

With the incredibly loose, maniacally aggressive field that composes the majority of micro/low stakes cash games

Micro/low stakes games (up to $50NL for sure, maybe $100) are absolutely not manically aggressive! 25NL may be looser than average - 10NL certainly is - but passivity is the norm. Aggression = more raises and bets than checks and calls - this is definitively not the case below $50NL.

Players were slightly less maniacal than before, but generally still loose-passive

This is the sentence that confirmed you hadn't just made a typo. Maniacs are aggressive, not passive! Seriously, this is a key concept. You may understand the actuality but don't confuser yourself or others by misusing the terminology.
I was actually going to point this out, but I'm almost at the point where I've given up on trying to explain the difference between playing loose and playing aggressive. Same applies to your average tight-aggressive, solid low stakes player (and by that, we obviously mean your tight-passive, nitty, set-hunting regular).