tech anxiety is FUN i LOVE hovering over the "update now" button on my laptop unable to click it bc i keep worrying about bricking a perfectly servicable 2020 macbook air by updating it from macos 12 to 14. ive backed this shit up so worst case scenario i just. idk. get a new laptop (which IS expensive but im employed rn so i can afford it) and restore from my external backup if my laptop just completely dies from the strain of updating. i updated from el capitan to catalina without a problem. and then from catalina to monterey. its fine
ok literally 1 minute after posting this i remembered what a friend had told me when i was 1 click away from coming out to my irl friends, which was “if you’re agonizing over something that you’re literally one click away from doing then you’ve probably picked up enough clues to tell you that it’s safe”, so i clicked “upgrade now”, mashed through all the confirmations, and left the room. it’s in steve jobs’ hands now