[patrickjd]

This is the HN thread I didn't know I needed until I saw it.

I often wonder how many of Brutalism's ardent fans grew up in an environment dense with Brutalist structures. I'm not here to bash the movement (the finest examples are wonderful) but just a reminder that the median Brutalist building is often a bleak, bleak affair.

There's probably an analogy in there somewhere for programming too. Perhaps the best of Golang is wonderful but the median just doesn't compare.

ETA: Either way, thanks for the taking the discussion down this direction. Certainly made me chuckle.