I have to confess in the past, like... 2015-2018, I was one of those one of those fans who was angry at Ford back then, if well... the Book Of Bill helped me to emphatize more with him, I still don't quite like him, but since 2019 I'm not longer angry at him, but at least I understand him more. The DVD's also helped me to somewhat to undrrstand how Ford and Stan work and why they were written the way they are, so... also helped me to finally see them as who they are and in the scheme of things who they are and what they represent. You know, Stan represents the normal in Gravity Falls, whild Ford represents the weird in Gravity Falls. Of course as a show. So it makes sense why Ford by default outshines Stan, because wanting an adventure is something many want, due this we tend to take normal as boring and granted. No wonder why when Stan sacrifices his mind, everything feels wrong. Because, "normal" or "routine", is something we dislike grow up bored, but when we lose it... everybody wants back how things they were. But as soon Stan recovers his memories, the show feels like how it was back at the beginning of the show, like back as it was. Also, I'm glad of knowing that while different, Stan and Ford are similar, like... they love supernatural, but Stan gained a disdain for it, due bad experiences... I wonder if in the Stan O'War II. At times I imagine that Ford reintroduces his brother to the supernatural and stuff?
As I've said before, I'm a lot like Ford, so I've always understood where he's coming from. So I've always felt both Ford and Stan's feelings were valid.
And more often than not, like in the case of Stan and Ford, different people are good at different things.