Do people actually like all of the overdesigned clutter to the point where it makes them not want to switch sites?
To me, the stripped down clarity on Lemmy is a feature. I remember back in the day when people flocked to Facebook from MySpace, in large part because they were sick of eye gouging customized pages and just wanted a simple, consistent interface. The content, not the buttons to click on it are the draw right?
“The customer is always right, except in matters of taste” is the full quote I believe.
I love the homogenized look. If any chances are made I would hope they’d be optional so people who want the current look can keep it.
You got the quote exactly backwards