I've worn glasses for driving for more than 20 years despite passing every driver eye test I had to sit for. And I tended to avoid night driving because it's obviously more dangerous. I hate to imagine that people who need glasses but pass the eye test are driving around at night. I no longer drive. I'm only 60.
I've lived and coded alone for more than 20 years and cleaning up as I go is the only way life has remained manageable for me. And if you're wondering how I know, it's because I didn't always work that way.
On Windows, I only ever get a notification bar across the top of the UI, and I ignore it or close it for as long as I like without getting any popups. I also hibernate my machine so this can go on for weeks. Still no popups.
Shared writing is a form of communication which begs the question: Who are you trying to communicate with? Answer: The people 'out there'. Which begs the question: Who are the people out there? Answer: Mostly top-down thinkers (by your own admission). Which begs the question? How are you trying to communicate with them? Answer: With bottom-up writing. QED.
I had a similar idea 10 years ago of a game where you drive a giant ant through a city whilst people flee before you. The level of difficulty would be in how fast the people ran and the number of people each of the ant's feet could crush on each stomp.
My daughter wasn't very interested and I'm not a gamer so nothing happened but I still think of it from time to time.