Popcorn ceilings reign in the part of the country I now live. I don’t like them much, but not enough to re-texture the ceiling. Ours needed to be painted. I’ve painted our bathroom ceilings before and popcorn stuff sticks to the roller and softens, then comes right off sticking to the roller with any overlapping. It is really hard to paint. I hate picking the small sheets of ceiling that can come off onto the roller and sticking them back on the ceiling. It’s a pain in the neck literally.
A friend told me about a special roller designed for popcorn ceilings. I was skeptical. The roller was hard to find. It is called a popcorn ceiling or acoustic roller. I did finally find one at Lowe’s and Menard’s. It is foam with slits in it every quarter inch. It’s MAGIC!!!! It really works. Painting the ceiling was so much easier. I highly recommend that roller. It makes all the difference.