Comment by nntwozz

I have collected a long list of these types of settings over the years, for example disable font smoothing:

  defaults -currentHost write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 0

It used to be a checkbox, now there's only this command.

Eventually that will be gone too, and none will be the wiser except the old who remember the good old days.

I'm starting to think these settings are left there by rogue engineers who fight against the oppression while staying under the radar. It's like a secret cabal that works to maintain sanity while the plebs are left to suffer at the mercy of their own ignorance.