> You want to maximise the density of information that is visible on the screen. The technical term for this kind of response is "rationalization". You're just

> You want to maximise the density of information that is visible on the screen. The technical term for this kind of response is "rationalization". You're justifying text after the fact, not describing why it was chosen in the first place. (Hint: because we didn't have widely available, non-textual UIs back then is one possible reason.) It may still be true, of course, but it's definitely not "truth".