The worst part of this trend, IMHO, is related to electronic devices, especially smartphones. The iPhone design is great in many aspects, and it covers quite a

The worst part of this trend, IMHO, is related to electronic devices, especially smartphones. The iPhone design is great in many aspects, and it covers quite a few use cases, but not all of them, there should be space for alternatives, different form factors, different styles. We often tend to blame individuality and selfishness, but at the collective level our herd behavior is quite a bit stronger than our individuality. The implied heuristic behind herd behavior is that some individuals are taking the risk, and the group follows those who succeed. But when nobody is taking risk we're all losing.