[abenga]

Because their choices are better, at least for some of us. Users who prefer the traditional desktop paradigm have a wealth of alternative DEs to choose from.

[MadnessASAP]

I suppose my brutally minimalist Sway config with barely there titlebars and a skinny little status bar and not an icon, button, or widget in sight doesn't give me great standing to call for a respect of conventions.

I suppose I should say I found Gnomes luridly chunky decorations and widgets to be personally offensive.

[abenga]

What widgets? Gnome has just the one black bar at the top.

[MadnessASAP]

And it's a thick monster with all kinds of extra crap (I'm my not so humble opinion) shoved in it.

[abenga]

It literally has an activities button, the time and date, and a tiny button for interacting with settings on the right.