On the quality of recent boxes...

In some terms I agree. Some boxes have some pretty dumb solutions, but even the ones where you only learn 1 or 2 new things are worth it, I think you are forgetting HTB is a FREE resource. You can’t come to a free resource and demand they make better content. If people pay for vip it is because they want faster machines, but either way, it CAN be used without any loss (in this case money).
I would LOVE to see more real world boxes don’t get me wrong, but they also need to post a weekly box, which is alot of work considering the amount they need to go through if you expect to hand pick the most realistic one…