That makes sense. At least the way Bart describes it, it makes sense. That would probably be an interesting power to have, but since he couldn't do it anymore it doesn't seem like a relevant topic to pursue.

Meanwhile, he has to field that minor critisism.

"So it may not be as cool as super speed and honestly it's basically useless without the Atom suit, but I'm sure there are worse powers than shrinking." Seriously, shrinking is not a stupor power.