The below MWE runs fine and generates a usable PDF.
If I uncomment the second question block and run the MWE on a OS X system it generates an unusable PDF and a nearly empty log file:
open source > level 1, order 1, name 'cont-yes.mkiv'
system >
system > ConTeXt ver: 2019.10.28 18:57 MKIV beta fmt: 2019.11.7 int: english/english
system >
system > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded
open source > level 2, order 2, name '/Users/JW/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv'
system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv
close source > level 2, order 2, name '/Users/JW/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv'
system > files > jobname 'co-intro', input './co-intro', result 'co-intro'
fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded
languages > language 'en' is active
system > synctex functionality is enabled, expect 5-10 pct runtime overhead!
open source > level 2, order 3, name './co-intro.tex'
fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage)
fonts > 'fallback modern-designsize rm 12pt' is loaded
open source > level 3, order 4, name 'knuth.tex'
close source > level 3, order 4, name 'knuth.tex'