Consistency is what draws me to material design, despite its usability shortcomings. Unless the goal is to create art, consistency is a great thing for both us

Consistency is what draws me to material design, despite its usability shortcomings. Unless the goal is to create art, consistency is a great thing for both users, who can eventually learn what's going on, no matter how bad the metaphors, as for developers, who can grow beyond checkbox-of-the-week towards well tested patterns.