Actually, that's true. And fuckin spider mites, those are worse than everything else I think!
So far, the thrips have been my least-annoying enemy. Yeah they're spreading a bit, yeah I've pulled a few fan leaves early, and yeah they're ugly in photos. But they don't fly, they don't affect people, they don't make a mess, they don't have webs, they don't get into the roots. You can't even really see them. Microscopic vegan vampires, eww!