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There was no need to “adapt” at all — I just started using it, and boom — no issues. No any symptoms from day one.
I did mention earlier that I found a magical settings combo that made my MacBook Air 13 M4 somewhat tolerable (listed above).
But I only use it in emergency situations, when I absolutely have to run pro software like DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Photoshop, or After Effects.
Since most of my daily work involves things like browser tasks, messaging, email, video calls, Google Sheets — I just do all that on my phone - sometimes I connect it to simple Benq office monitor with keyboard and mouse and use DEX. but not that often.
Only when it's time to dive into editing or motion graphics — that’s when I reluctantly open the MacBook, because there’s simply no decent alternative yet. I have not found portable and powerful solution like MBA.
Like a toxic ex — useful sometimes, but you try to keep the interaction to a minimum. 😅
Yeah, the MacBook still causes some discomfort — even with all my custom settings.
I still can’t fully figure out what exactly is triggering it, but at least now I can get work done in short sessions with breaks.
Honestly, I’m just exhausted from trying to pinpoint the exact cause.
At first, I thought it was PWM — but based on tests, Samsung has horrible PWM and I’m totally fine with it.
Then I suspected temporal dithering — but apparently, my phone uses that too and I feel great.
So either that’s not the cause, or it’s something about how Apple implements it that makes the difference.
The problem is — I can’t figure it out, because Apple doesn’t let you fully disable everything for testing.
It’s like going to a coffee shop that only sells ultra-sweet drinks.
You ask, “Can I get it without sugar?”
And they say, “Absolutely! We have a no-sugar option!”.
Then they pour it anyway — just 20% instead of 100%. The fact is that it is not "disable option" it is Apple "reduce setting"
A regular person won’t notice, but a diabetic? Yeah… that’s a fast-track ticket to disaster.
That’s how it feels — the small invisible things that “shouldn’t matter” but completely break you if you’re sensitive enough.