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by mulmen 1874 days ago
I guess I didn't explain myself well. "Starting fresh" can mean two things.

1) Adapting to a new system that has changes outside your control. This is the case of a major version update in MacOS.

2) Reverting to default settings and re-configuring the environment.

In the case of 1 I am disrupted because I have to learn new ways to do what I could already do before.

In the case of 2 I am disrupted because I have to repeat configuration I already performed.

The context of this thread is choosing 2 on a regular basis just for the sake of doing it. By choosing to always accept defaults you are effectively maintaining a stable system, which is the opposite of what the second situation advocates.

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1 is just the cost of living in a world that isn't static.

2 is what I'm suggesting to mostly avoid if you can.

I’m sorry, I guess I am just missing the point you are trying to make.