I always mix up hard forks and soft forks can someone explain them in simple terms, especially how they play out in real-world examples like Ethereum?

I used to get so confused between hard forks and soft forks—especially when people started talking about Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. This article explained it way better than most YouTube videos I’ve watched. It’s wild how one update can split a whole blockchain! I kind of see soft forks like software updates, while hard forks feel more like a whole OS change. Cool stuff. Makes me appreciate how decentralized governance can be both a strength and a headache in crypto.