yeah I mean I feel the same way and I generally agree. I don't mind playing 7-way pots and after I'm at a table for an hour that's generally what happens any time I open. I win a ton of extra money in the long haul making small raises with hands like KT/QJ and flopping a pair and getting 2-3 streets of value. Like you said, winning $150 pots where other people win $40.

with a hand like A4s I'll usually just limp if 2-3 people are already in. With 1 in and MP it's pretty close. The chances of overflushing someone is high enough that seeing flops with a lot of speculative hands is pretty appealing IMO.