[rurban]

No, the point is the clutter. A pound # is the most intrusive ascii character, with about 85% black. Older languages were critised to use $ with about 55% black as prefix. It's like writing in ALL-CAPS.

[yAak]

This is a very valid critique in terms of graphic design.

(For anyone confused by the mention of graphic design: it's all about communicating information through visuals.)