I used to just download anything I saw when I first got the game. I didn't know what was alpha and who was maxis. So I had a mixture of both. But then I don't know what clicked in my brain but I started only using maxis when I made CAS videos and families for my lps and then I found myself trying so hard to make alpha work in my game but I didn't like it anymore. I then became obsessed with the simple and cute style of mm on Tumblr.
So I deleted all my alpha cc, every single one, any peice of clothing or hair with texture that was a bit too realistic I deleted. I was just deleting everything alpha in sight and I wasn't looking back. When I went in my game it was so much smoother. There was less lag and I loved it. Then I started going on a huge shopping spree for mm stuff. I'm still downloading stuff from that spree.
Overall, I love mm all the way, anything too realistic and textured turns me off. I even can't download stuff that has writing that's not simlish on it.