big sur is the first osx release I have downgraded from after upgrading on my personal laptop, and also downgraded on a new device that came with it installed (new mac mini).
I do not plan to upgrade to it unless forced to. my first osx version ever was snow leopard, so I'm not THAT much of an old school user. but I've never felt the need to do this in more than ten years.
That explains a lot. Snow Leopard was also my first OSX version, and I guess I got spoiled by the stability. In fact after using it for years, I don't remember a single kernel panic or crash. The best OS Apple ever shipped IMO. Everything after that was more buggy.
I do not plan to upgrade to it unless forced to. my first osx version ever was snow leopard, so I'm not THAT much of an old school user. but I've never felt the need to do this in more than ten years.