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Can’t compete in what way? Popularity? Views? Revenue? Profitability? Reader satisfaction?

Sometimes a website that looks like shit does its job better than one that is finely crafted.

Berkshire Hathaway has a text only website with no CSS at all.

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I am talking about differences like these :)

https://ciechanow.ski/ vs https://debugarguments.app/

> Sometimes a website that looks like shit does its job better than one that is finely crafted.

It even better if it looks good and works well. You can make sites that do both.

If I have $500,000 I can buy a car that’s meticulously hand-crafted with hand-stitched leathers and fine woods in the interior with an engine built by hand by a single person.

But I just need to get from point A to point B so I have a $10,000 used car.

Or you could get one with a better service history, the paint job and interior is in better condition, and it has the optional extras and a recent cam belt change for $12,000.

It depends whether you think the extra cost is worth it.

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