>"Stuff doesn't look the way I want it too! I'm not sure how I want it to look, maybe like the Matrix? But not like the Matrix. I dunno. GIVE ME MONEY ON PATREON."

Articles like this have always existed, and sometimes people listen too.

For example Ornament and Crime (arguably the first paper espousing minimalist design)... http://www2.gwu.edu/~art/Temporary_SL/177/pdfs/Loos.pdf

I guess my point is it's unfair to dismiss opinions as invalid just because they're opinions.