hmmmm

Im going to point out some obvious points. Not sure if they have been covered there simply far too much to read.

1. Raise sc's/Axs in lp to steal PRIMARILY. Sure, scenarios will occur where we have to take a flop and get nothing and where we genuinly open the pot in lp with a strong hand (im assuming its folded to us btw)
Leading from that, we flop a good draw/over flush/strong two pair a few times so assuming we play at least averagly postflop we should make money on monster hands/a few bluffs and blind stealing.

Same should apply to ALL pp's in lp too. Didnt sklansky write about all this somewhere?

2. Sure, we flop our set 1 in 8 times. But assuming we call 7-8 4bbs preflop raises we have to win 3o-odd bbs when we flop our set to break even (yeah i suck at math) so stacking people isnt always necessary.
Also, our pp is good sometimes (approx 1/3 IMO) for us to show it down versus the range of opponents we play, hence our required number of bbs to be won when we actually flop a set is lessened
Stop trying to stack every fish when you flop a set, that will come, just try to get value without scaring away weaker hands that can be played poorly.

3. Sc's are for multiway pots. If you all go and pokerstove a 10person all in, something like 56s not pocket 7s or pocket Aces even have the best equity. Hence common sense should tell you something, play sc's/Axs also perhaps, in multiway pots. Dont just call any raise because you find 87s in front of you, think about the why's of what you are doing and hoping to achieve.

Fwiw, stop looking at the damn numbers on your HUD and think about what the pretty numbers on your screen mean. Then think about why you do what you do.
For example, miniraising a solid FTR'er on a flushy flop with a set when you expect he has an overpair is not bad play, its just adjusting to someones elses game.

Fwiw, i am a small winner with Axs because i blind steal a lot (more important in 6max but still important in fr) My large sc's do well (hands that dont include face cards eg T9s and Jts) Qjs type hands are marginal, perhaps even close to being losers if i dont play in the right games. Ive certainly seen personal stats where QJs is a good winner over a decent sample and the opposite too.
PPs are good winners, especially mid-high pairs like 77-TT, but small pps are breakeven (at the stakes i now play set over set occurs often enough for me to consider them in position only when playing FR. In 6max i agree with more experienced players who still say raise in all positions even with 22 if you dont absolutly-fucking-suck postflop)

Position+ sc's = profit.
OOp + sc's = bustoFish.