The desktop apps from the 90s were better because they could actually show more information on a 600 by 800 pixel screen than a modern app can do on a full HD s

The desktop apps from the 90s were better because they could actually show more information on a 600 by 800 pixel screen than a modern app can do on a full HD screen, because it puts too much whitespace. Not to mention flat design, which is without exception bad design. Buttons have borders, show them.