Because we're traumatized by bouncing pie charts, video backgrounds and parallax scrolling? Many people are eventually forced to use or worse - implement websit

Because we're traumatized by bouncing pie charts, video backgrounds and parallax scrolling? Many people are eventually forced to use or worse - implement websites with stuff like this even when they really don't want to. Also, because flashy web gimmics receive disproportionate amount of attention compared to less glamorous but practical concepts. Even here, on an ostensibly technical website.