I too am holding back on ios18. One of the weekly calls I get from a non tech friend (actually that's unfair, they're just scared to change settings in case something breaks) wanted to know how I made the timelapse video I'd just sent. I dutifully explained what to tap and how to get to it but to no avail - such is said abomination of the ios26 camera app.

Who decides the 'nature' of the content? Who decides what constitutes age appropriate?

These questions of liberty are as old as the hills. And the keepers of the internet and virtually every single government past and present have repeatedly and endlessly shown themselves to be lying, conniving, self interested parties. When will 'we' ever learn?

*who decides who 'we' are.

"Liberty has costs, but it’s worth it"

The whole point. Very well worded post. I weep for the all digital future.

Plus, plenty, maybe half, of humans/mammals do not respond to caffeine in positive ways. While one half are evangelical, the rest manage with water.

The so-called "Dynamic Island" on iPhones I already find obtrusive. So-called "Liquid glass" is an abomination to many. The "notch", round corners, and now a dirty screen - this is awful news for creatives, whose clients already finger the screen like it wasn't important.