Yes, because people automatically solve x^2-x-1=0 in their heads when dividing up the page. Wait, my bad, it's just that people looking for that sort of thing

Yes, because people automatically solve x^2-x-1=0 in their heads when dividing up the page. Wait, my bad, it's just that people looking for that sort of thing take whatever ratio they see and round it to the nearest multiple of the golden ratio, and ignore any other ratios because they don't count. Why don't you look at the top colored bar at Hacker News and compute its ratio against the entire page? Why not count the ratio of this comment box? Why does the resize draggie that Chrome puts in the bottom right hand corner of the comment box have a 1:1 ratio? Why does the reply button, and most other buttons online, have a ratio larger than 2:1? All the windows I have open on my screen that are divided into sections don't follow the golden ratio. None of their sizes are the golden rectangle. My monitor doesn't follow the golden ratio. My aesthetically pleasing coffee mugs don't follow the ratio -- wait, the handle's smaller than the width of the brim, but not less than half as small. It must be the golden ratio.