Apparently the author (and most commenters here!) do not realize "cracked" is VERY popular gen z slang for being very good at something.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cracked
1. http://cooked.urbanup.com/14439505
- "they cooked [hard]" is positive
- "they're [hard] cooked" is negative.
- "let them cook" means let them work, they'll do something positive.
- "someone cooked here" [0] has become a TikTok meme for positive things
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOpadGhGtuA