[maleldil]

> Using .config (xdg config) on Mac is super weird.

Why? Using it makes macOS more similar to Linux, which I think is a good thing. It surely makes it easier to share configuration files between Macs and Linux machines.

Honestly, I don't see a single upside to using macOS's specific directories over .config/.cache/.local.

[halostatue]

There are operating system processes in place to help keep `~/Library/Caches` smaller (or at least somewhat constrained). They are not there for `~/.cache`.