Foothold and user were ‘business as usual’
Root was definitely something new and interesting, which needed some research, but it was definitely worth it. My hint is to not over-complicate your way from user to root. User has some special power, so use it! I had trouble forging the right tool in kali, so I had to do it on my ubuntu machine. The prepared tool is only useful the first time the user combines it with its special power, afterwards it’s just a useless hook.