The new version of MacPaw’s CleanMyMac (the successor to CleanMyMac X) is unusable for me. The features sound good, but the animations are so busy, so intrusive, as to make it impossible to look at the app without feeling disoriented. Where is the option to turn all that nonsense off? I need a utility, not entertainment.

I’ve cancelled my subscription. When I offered the requested feedback about why, all I got was an automated follow-up request for more details so they can help me make the app work. This is the problem with automated systems that don’t allow for a “none of the above” and “human” option. My problem is accessibility, but whether that message ever gets through is doubtful.

For now, the old version still works, so I went back to it. But this preview of an entshittified future with MacPaw has made me lose faith. To be fair, though, I’ve been losing faith in a lot of products that have unnecessary stuff crammed into them, including MacOS. When my Mac ceases to be supported by Apple security updates, I might just switch over to a basic Linux install.