> I know software quality has been going down in recent versions of macOS

Note that this particular problem has existed for well over a decade. It's atrocious, but let's not pretend it's anything new.

The macbook notch has existed for a decade?

	▲	javawizard 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		No, menu bar items being hidden when there are too many of them has happened for a decade. The notch has just made menu bar space more scarce than it used to be.
	▲	data-ottawa 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		If you opened an app like Xcode with a lot of menus options, it would extend beyond across the screen and cover up your menu bar icons. If I open Xcode today on a 14" MacBook, two menu items extend past the notch, and they still hide your menu bar icons. This has been the case for a long long time, and it's always been an obvious failure case.
	▲	simonh 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Menu bar icons overflowing. The notch just makes it a problem quicker, and in an exciting new way.