I’ve Been Staring At This All Day And I Still Don’t Get It

This is true for me too. The best I can do are rapid loops, and synchronized lighting, and maybe a mob farm using a dungeon. Still, it's pretty iffy. That's if I want a redstone house, I'll normally make it under ground, so I don't have to make my redstone that compact.

I cannot do things like clocks, flip-flops, or item sorters.

Comparators make my brain go *poof*

I tried building a “secret” door, and I have to have my much more skilled friend help me..

I would use sticky pistons, and a lever. Add some wiring, and boom, good to go

its not the components thats hard
its the wiring

Yeah, that’s what my friend helped me with lol

i do

It's true

I can relate