I just want it to work without headaches. I don’t want workarounds and “turn off all of the extra nonsense” sliders. Call me an old or a Karen. But this is one reason why I picked Mac for 12+ years, and I am increasingly switching my workload to Linux. It’s not a fashion accessory for me.
I am willing to learn the new features. But half-assed widgets that get in the way, menu bar quirkiness, losing finder menu settings, and more are increasingly common.
Thank goodness I am not alone. Not only is everything bloated now, but the UX has become terrible. Home is a mess and it’s very difficult to achieve what you want, not to mention “new” Siri fails about 40% of the time. And I just found out yesterday about Shortcuts. Cool idea, but I am completely intimidated by the UI, and I have been using Macs for over 16 years. Everything has become difficult and unintuitive, which is the opposite of what used to make Apple great. It sounds like I’m describing enshitification and I hope I’m not.