IT'S HARD TO JUSTIFY TAHOE ICONS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

macOS Tahoe's addition of icons to every menu item violates fundamental interface design principles established decades ago, creating cluttered menus where nothing stands out, and users can't scan efficiently. The icons suffer from severe inconsistency within and across apps. Apple's implementation ignores critical design guidelines about pixel-grid alignment, appropriate metaphors, and differentiating icons from text.