[karmakaze]

> “If they couldn’t be bothered to align the text, what else did they overlook?” But a clean, coherent layout creates harmony. It shows someone cared. And that care is contagious. It makes the user care too.

It may only show that they cared enough to fool you into thinking the product is good. Good design can be hijacked to be a fake proxy for a good product. It's basically fruits and vegetables that look good to sell and taste bland.

[SZJX]

That's a similar thing to clothing though. You may argue how it can be manipulated all you want, but people do think in this way and it's a socially agreed upon contract to show you care enough about the occasion and have enough respect for the other people present. No head of state shows up to a meeting in shorts and slippers for a reason.