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> Design isn't just about aesthetics.

Why dismiss aesthetics out of hand like this, equating it with vanity and ego? Aesthetics are very important to people, possibly even more so than the information on the page.

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FWIW, I agree with you (and I don't see where I dismissed it), but the point is that even a certain type of utilitarian-inclined programmer is wrong on their own terms.

Aesthetics are more important than content?? Where did you get that idea from?

Obviously, that depends on the purpose of the page/site. If the page is a brochure or advertisement, content is almost irrelevant; you could link to it, for buyers that wanted content. Brochures and ads are about feelings, and aesthetics are about feelings.

That's not what I think the www is for, but not everyone agrees with me.

>advertisement, content is almost irrelevant

Then it shouldn't exist from the start.

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