I updated a couple of days ago. All the new transparency and blur they've added looks really bad. But then I turned on "Reduce transparency" and it's fine. There's nothing else new or different.

I read a few of the stories on HN about it and was braced for a bad experience. But honestly - a few icons changing (don't care); the border radius of finder, the only Apple app I use much, changing (don't care).

I'm glad you didn't find your straw in this version of macOS. Your lack of "caring" -as you put it- probably smooths a lot of rough edges that might be important to others.