I hope I live long enough to see this style philosophy come back around. https://mastodon.social/@realmacdan/113792374380828124
As requested by @rvr, here's a control sample from Lion, the reimagined Lion by @realmacdan, Sequoia, and Tahoe beta 2.

@siracusa @rvr @realmacdan

The indeterminate progress bar is awful in Tahoe and Sequoia.