The entire point of CSS was to separate presentation from content. There is no reason why we can't all be happy, except for a misunderstanding of the correct way to use certain tools.
Notice that, no matter how nice a site looks, somebody will be on a weird device or will have some disability which will render the minimalistic version much preferable.
People tend to think these are unusual cases, not worth optimizing for. More cynically, they are not affected by them so they don't care. These people lack imagination. The weird device can be a future device trying to access old content. The disability could be a natural consequence of growing old enough.
Notice that, no matter how nice a site looks, somebody will be on a weird device or will have some disability which will render the minimalistic version much preferable.
People tend to think these are unusual cases, not worth optimizing for. More cynically, they are not affected by them so they don't care. These people lack imagination. The weird device can be a future device trying to access old content. The disability could be a natural consequence of growing old enough.