I've locked mine at the last available version (18.7.1 I think). It's still perfectly usable (for now) and I don't think it's shameful not to want a degraded experience. I've been shown several instances of it by friends who are annoyed by things like the now-floating top bar for imessage or the formatting breakage caused by the new switches. Most apps still look like they're made for 18 at the moment, and it looks even better with "reduce transparency" and "increase contrast".

Tim Cook and the ultra-wealthy inside Apple live in a glass-walled bubble, convinced the rest of us need to feel their vision somehow. Apple isn’t Apple anymore — it’s become something colder, more corporate. The sad part is, things will only get worse. And there’s no new “Apple” waiting for us to switch to.

Does anyone like the simplicity of their old fridge compared with the 14 by 8 flat screen with ads for sale items and streaming recipe suggestions from food, condiment and cookware vendors and AI-recreated chefs from Epictetus to James Beard and Paul Prudhomme?