Clean your reading glasses. Even in the part you quoted, I said the cool kids ride compacts and that my double is a standard.
Hills are my friend, FWIW. I'll be riding the hilly route to work today. With my standard and a 12-23 out back. I do it a couple of times a week, just because. Sometimes (although not today) with loaded panniers.
No, I dont even need reading glasses but I was referring to your first line in your post. But nevermind, I'm chuckling anyway and we really are not afar off in the points made and I really am a cool kid.
