"Just forgo school and go treasure/anomaly hunting with me!"

Love that nerdy goober Ford, but it's kind of funny that he's been angry at Stan for 40+ years for ruining his chance to go to a top college supposedly so Ford would have no choice but to go treasure hunting with Stan while also telling Dipper that school is a waste of time and that Dipper should go treasure hunting with him instead (for science!). I get that he sees himself in Dipper and he's projecting his own early codependency and feelings about his twin bond with Stan (through the filter of 40+ years of bitterness and resentment) onto Dipper and Mabel, but I find the parallel interesting. At least he asked first instead of (from his POV) sabotage, so he has that going for him.

I'm glad that Dipper ultimately chose to stay and grow up with Mabel while Ford reconnected with Stan. It was the right choice for everyone involved.

Sorry if this has already been pointed out before. I'm a new watcher, and I couldn't find anything when I tried to google earlier discussions.