Im curious, what did you guys replied when Auxo asked "Was it worth it?", its such a loaded question and were kinda lacking knowledge to give a elaborate answer.
We dont know how much lifes Auxo destroyed for CJ's sake and we dont know what happens to the universe without a "new cj" emerging.
I always answer "Yes", i cant stand Auxo being sad lmao but even not considering that im not sure if shes even to blame about anything and even less if the "original cj" made her this way.
I never interpreted CJ as being dumb and i feel more and more him being somewhat dense is a shield against being omniscient or almighty which in the past didnt seemed to lead to a favored outcome for all of them and brings a lot of additional burdens.
So maybe he's subconsciously suppressing his power and only lowered this shield when he had to intervene to make Vic and Leah "Obey", somethin which he obviously very much disliked, to force on them to do what he wants.