I was about to talk about how online help files are forgotten these days, and should guide you to the right information to set up an ad-hoc network, but I was disappointed three times over by macOS.

macOS does not have any offline documentation like pretty much every OS used to. When I turn off my WiFi and then open "Mac User Guide" or "Tips for your Mac", they both tell me they require an internet connection.

When I re-enable my internet connection, neither of those apps have information about how to set up an ad-hoc wifi network.

When I looked up how to create an ad-hoc network in other sources, I discovered that the ability to create an ad-hoc network was apparently removed from the GUI in macOS 11, and now requires CLI commands.

I hate how modern tech companies assume that everybody always has access to a high speed internet connection.

I hate how modern tech companies assume that everybody always has access to a high speed internet connection.

I suspect it's deliberate, especially when said company also sells cloud services.