In the past, when you were having a problem with an Apple app you had a relatively large window during which you could just update that app without touching any

In the past, when you were having a problem with an Apple app you had a relatively large window during which you could just update that app without touching anything else to see if the upgrade fixed your problem. In trickier cases you might even try installing a specific version that wasn't the latest and so on. Today, far more often, updating the app you're having a problem with requires an OS upgrade, bringing in tons of unrelated changes and triggering updates to other apps and ... If you don't see how the first scenario involves wider options for self-help, plus greater agency and control than the second, I don't know what to say.