When reading articles like this, I always wonder whether it was that different way back when: Did macOS change less disruptively five years ago?
I switched to using macOS just recently (Mojave being the first I really used), so I might not know.
I notice myself being less and less open to radical new change and being more willing (and able) to just stick to something that works for me. I have tinkered a fair lot in my days, mainly on Linux.