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It appears that the choice is to either annoy people because they really do want to turn off Bluetooth or to let some people shoot themselves in the foot. They
by talkingtab 2y ago
It appears that the choice is to either annoy people because they really do want to turn off Bluetooth or to let some people shoot themselves in the foot. They cannot turn on Bluetooth because they turned Bluetooth off. As a person who has never, ever shot myself in the foot - yes, I am that good - in my opinion all computer installations should begin with a choice that reads something like this:
* Provide absolutely no protections because I have never made a mistake such as typing "rm -rf" while in the "/" directory. And there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that I have flushed a watch down the toilet twice by failing to secure the watch band.
Or
* Make your best attempt at providing me with some reasonable protections so I do not shoot myself in the foot. I accept that even the best solution will be annoying at times and will still be annoyed.
[edit to make it clear that I did not flush two watches one time, but rather I flushed one watch two different times]
- lapcat 2y ago> It appears that the choice is to either annoy people because they really do want to turn off Bluetooth or to let some people shoot themselves in the foot. False dichotomy. They could provide a warning with a "Do not ask me again" checkbox. That would be acceptable. Also, there was no possibility of footgunning in this case, because there were no active devices or services requiring Bluetooth.
- throw73737 2y agoFunniest thing, Bluetooth is not really off, even after you disabled it. Mac will still ping other devices, report nearby AirTags and so on. This settings just disables UI notifications! The only reliably way to disable Bluetooth on Mac is a shotgun and shovel!