I’m not interested in the Mac OS right now. Ask me again later. Or how about never. I will never again use an OS that has removed the option to say “no”. And no, disabling automatic updates is not a reasonable option. How about just letting me say no?
Let you say no to what?
Sounds like they are referring to the upgrade dialog in OSX that asks you either to install the systemwide upgrade or “remind me tomorrow”.
If the GP cared that much though, they would know that a short google query shows you how to kill that in two clicks, without any technical know how.