Is that really the most horrible manifestation or a typical onboarding experience in practice? Most of the onboarding I've seen clearly has some real thought p

Is that really the most horrible manifestation or a typical onboarding experience in practice? Most of the onboarding I've seen clearly has some real thought put into it, but it still feels modal. They usually involve widgets that pop up and must be dismissed. Often they pretend to not be modal by not covering the screen, but I assume I have to chase them down and make them go away.