> I am not sure if it is the fickle users or the product manager(s) to blame, but we seek fancier and fancier UI with every update. It's not fanciness, it's ma

> I am not sure if it is the fickle users or the product manager(s) to blame, but we seek fancier and fancier UI with every update. It's not fanciness, it's maturation. Compare YouTube from 2006: https://web.archive.org/web/20060202021427/http://youtube.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20060202021427/http://youtube.co... to now: https://web.archive.org/web/20210430000812if_/https://www.youtube.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210430000812if_/https://www.yo... The new design puts content first. There are no superfluous borders, backgrounds, or gradients. Every visual element exists for a good reason. This is good, functional, accessible, design. And YouTube of 2006 is a conservative example, we (well, most of us) can remember the UX/UI atrocities that existed back then.