“People have the right to be angry, because all the ugliness they see is on purpose.”

I like this quote and it gets at the heart of the matter especially in some of the more ostentatious modern designs. It seems in some part purposely created to instill in you a disgust response, as if it is in protest of beauty and good taste.

Aside from that there is some boring pseud posturing to "subvert expectations" by calling attention to itself for being different (than what people actually like). Good for these citizens for standing up and saying no. The replacements in the article are so much better than the original modern designs.