I am an idiot

All bars should be 22.2 and come with shims to take you up to 25.4 or 26. Then you could mount your lever wherever the hell you like. It should be made law.
PLUS, as I know you can actually get that, they shoud also make shims up to stupid fucking 31.8 for all those cunting manufacturers that have stopped making anything but over sized stems, CUNTS!
Although if i'm making up laws 31.8 would be banned.

Can you tell I'm pissed off with my oversized stem?

No, they should make OS the standard and melt down anything that doesn't comply.