I’ve been on the Mac since 10.2 and I don’t see what the big deal is. There are some things that are a little weird, I can only assume it will evolve, just like 10.2 did… and again with 10.10 when Ive over simplified everything. Things evolved and got better.
I have no reason to expect things won’t evolve to fix some of the quirks of the design, especially with the new design lead who has been with the company for decades. The guy behind Liquid Glass is at Meta now.
Downgrading and leaving the platform feels like an overreaction.