> … assumption that 'futuristic' stuff is way more info-packed than today's UIs are - where does that come from? Text adds texture, and it tell also tells the

> … assumption that 'futuristic' stuff is way more info-packed than today's UIs are - where does that come from? Text adds texture, and it tell also tells the audience that our hyper-aware and very clever protagonist is seeking and scanning the text for some sort of data that us normie-non-future people wouldn’t understand. At the end of the day, it’s just a creative trope that consistently pleases the audience. It looks cool. As for the source, you could go all the way back to Terminator or TRON, and as recent(ish) as The Matrix, but I think Ghost in the Shell has been most influential.