Just like how some open source projects object to improving the look and feel of their software as it would be ‘dumbing it down’, UX designers, especially those

Just like how some open source projects object to improving the look and feel of their software as it would be ‘dumbing it down’, UX designers, especially those from an HCI background somehow feel that making their stuff look good also makes it less functional. Forgetting that properly good design is both usable and also doesn’t look like a dog’s dinner.