[Animats]

Many modern parts only come in small-pitch SMT.

[abeyer]

I think the reference was more to the "I only use 0201 passives" crowd, which I have seen. If your part only comes in one package no one is going to fault you for it.

[Animats]

Oh. No, I needed a USB inrush current limiter and a switching power supply controller, both of which are usually phone parts and only come in "tiny".