Glad someone else wrote this. IDGAF…

Glad someone else wrote this. IDGAF about macOS Tahoe app icons because they're something I see for a split-second when launching apps, but the new contextual menu icons are far more of a nuisance to trying to use apps. So much visual noise. tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/

It's hard to justify Tahoe icons @ tonsky.me

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