A lot of it I suppose, but it really depends on how broad your definition of ‘esthetic’ is. Visual esthetics are important, but the way interests ‘feel’ are paramount.

welcome back, George carlin

Ah, General Reposti!

Obsessive cinnamon bun lmao

Yup

I had a potential client, an accountant. They had their own, uh, system within a spreadsheet. They wanted me to program another system to be able to send their spreadsheet output into our governments IRS. Did a little back-and-forth but could not convince them to drop the idea.

Jesus, this gave me war flashbacks.

please someone give me a way of getting out of the shower without dread

We definitely have a problem with fascism in Europe too. That said, we do have systems in place that curb any power they have, at least somewhat.