That's how I feel about it as well. My every day machine is Linux but I also have to use a Macbook and a Windows machine and of the three I absolutely hate using the macbook. It feels like very design choice in MacOS was purposely chosen to annoy the hell out of me.
What the hell is “Contact Sheet” and why should I have to care about this jargon?
> And man, is it hard to use for just normal everyday use.
This is how I see macOS. I've used it at work for 3 years now, and it still gets in my way every day.
I accept that some people like it, but it's very much not for me. (I suppose I “think differently” from Apple's designers.)