I’m curious how you got your actual score? I got my free credit report that’s required to be provided by law but it didn’t have it and every time I try to access it thru my bank or credit card companies, they want me to consent to more offers and to share my score with their “partner” which I don’t want
I also got a couple more cards, which I was able to do to HELP my credit because I DON’T have a lot of debt to make me drown. When I lost 5 accounts (4 student loans and a car loan) I replaced them with a few cards, which are much better long-term for obvious reasons. But yeah 100% agree with you