I like icons for visual hierarchy and fast recognition of known functions. only very low key ui actions like edit I tend to keep without them. I totally agree

I like icons for visual hierarchy and fast recognition of known functions. only very low key ui actions like edit I tend to keep without them. I totally agree about the hamburger and (not just) old people. Just the other day I had to decide between two proposals with and without icons and clearly voted for the one with icons.