[jaxtellerSoA]

>I think the redesigns in that article demonstrate why most websites look the same.

I actually went to each of them, they may "look cool" but they were utterly unusable. The hacker news one was horrific.

[mcv]

That's exactly what I mean. They're cool but impractical. In the end, most websites have actual content they want you to access, and overly cool innovative design can get in the way.

[markatkinson]

Imagine you logged into Hacker news tomorrow and they switched over to that design. I would assume they were being held hostage by hackers.