> Almost every app today that's not a game uses the same exact layout The problem is that they don't. This is why RecyclerView took off over ListView, even tho

> Almost every app today that's not a game uses the same exact layout The problem is that they don't. This is why RecyclerView took off over ListView, even though "out of the box" RecyclerView requires more work to use. ListView was that thing that everyone does - just define your bindings, and you're done. But it wasn't flexible enough. Everyone wants that one special change for their special app. But you're not expected to start from scratch, it's why things like the Material Design Components library exists: https://material.io/develop/android/components/lists/ https://material.io/develop/android/components/lists/