Every time someone complains about "clutter" I suspect they're trying to turn users into lusers --- stunting their chance of growth by removing everything that

Every time someone complains about "clutter" I suspect they're trying to turn users into lusers --- stunting their chance of growth by removing everything that could possibly catch their attention, so they can be lead blindly and exploited for whatever is most desirable. Meanwhile monitors and their resolutions have grown tremendously, so there's a lot more space for things. Yet they'd rather you give up control and argue that the tiny extra amount of space you get is a good idea.