I work in UI in enterprise, where slight color shade differences between releases can cause uproar. I cannot imagine the thought process behind liquid glass in any sense.

OSX's Aqua was also an insanely bold UI with a lot of gimmicks, but was still usable for the most part. I'm so very curious about the internal discussions around this.

It was a different time, too. I remember being starstruck after seeing the UI. Windows looked overwhelmingly grey in comparison.

The guy responsible is fortunately out of Apple

That would be fine if he was a lone wolf and nobody supported his vision, or if his whole org moved out with him.

Several of his “lieutenants” are following, actually.

His successor Stephen Lemay has exactly the kind of pedigree a person who cares about UI could ask for. There's a lot to be optimistic about. https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job

I have no idea what's going on but Apple is an extremely top down place. Its entirely possible that Apple pivots on a dime after the departure of the baffoon.