we live in hell

I thought this was neat, just a look at how things would look in Mac OS9

https://swallowmygraphicdesign.com/project/macostalgia

Makes me want to get my Performa 630 back out, or my G3 desktop.

That was pretty cool. I was never a big Mac user but I did always like that particular look. It was certainly nicer to look at than the flat, sterile Windows 9x defaults. Of course, XP decided to leap over Mac in terms of visual flair.

I'd love to see a modern OS implement that style but with DPI support, etc.

Wow, pretty cool! Yeah they sure knew how to make an OS back then, or, a UI at any rate.