“Hi! Your OS here! See that red badge demanding your attention?”

"What is it?”

"It's sports news! Isn't that great?”

"I don't give a shit about sports. How do I turn it off?”

"If you're not interested in sports, you can customize the alerts to show something you ARE interested in.”

"I'm interested in an OS that does what I tell it. One that works for me. That doesn't track me or try to ‘maximize engagement’ or sell me crap or nag me about using AI or whatever. Got anything for that?”

“…”