Meanwhile on Windows, the same functionality for choosing which output you want to use is accessible by just clicking the dang volume icon

Why does MacOS hide such a useful feature behind an obscure trick?

It’s also a normal click in macOS to change the output device. Option + Click is only needed when you want to change the input device without changing the output device

What? Just clicking on macOS's volume icon lets you change the output.

Interesting, on my macbook it doesn't display anything. Must just be hiding output options because I have only the built in speakers. Shucks I can't delete or edit the comment now :(

Option clicking the menu in some Apps like Mail or Safari brings up „secret“ menu items as well. (mainly for debugging)