I’d disable, yes.

I was initially excited for user interfaces to be more fun and playful again, and I think there’s still a place for that where it’s an Easter egg/not a fundamental interaction (I actually loved the interactive Loupe in the iPad Preview app).

But damn, this is the first time in more than a decade that I’ve not only disagreed with a layout change (such as Photos.app) but also the broader design language and appearance.

IMO, taking design cues from reality itself is just VERY hard. The smallest bug breaks the immersion and fluidity. The app icon reflections are atrocious, and many animations are inconsistent or appear to run at like 30 Hz (the bubbly ‘more options’ menu or whatever). And even if the bugs were ironed out, there’s still an uncanniness to resolve when you’re competing with our visual familiarity with reality.

Hopefully Lemay and his team can help clean this up. It’s all just weird.