I actually use an old version of Photoshop in a Windows VM because it's faster than a native modern version. As a perk, I don't worry that it's going to break if I upgrade OSX.
It really is ridiculous. I spent a significant chunk of of my teenage years in Photoshop 6, 7, and CS1 doing all sorts of things and whenever I open it today I find myself shocked at how sluggish and weighed down it’s become. It’s still a powerful tool, but if I had the choice I would absolutely pay full price for a version of 7 or CS1 tweaked to run on modern OSes over the current subscription that feeds an infinite bloat cycle.
