My take is that the greatest unsolved UX challenge of our time is the way that every company has sought to acquire more of our attention and introduced limitles

My take is that the greatest unsolved UX challenge of our time is the way that every company has sought to acquire more of our attention and introduced limitless distractions as a result. The terminal is comparatively distraction free. So the nostalgia for it is not a surprise, and the decision to spend more time in terminal-esque interfaces can be rational. Often some marketing department wants to splash fonts, layouts and colors everywhere; but I just want to read some text.