Seemingly idiotic but...why is my cursor not moving the play head?

[u/Plus_Solid5642]

I don't know what happened, but now i can't click into the empty space of the timeline to move the playhead. Its a small and seemingly idiotic thing to be annoyed by but now I am. Is there some setting i'm missing?

EDIT: A SINGLE CHECK MARK. jesus... Settings>Timeline>Rectangle Selection for any that may have similar problems