Well, that was the original WP. Lean, and the theme handled the presentation. But as the article points out, that's fading away.
Sure page builders reduce the need for a FE dev, but then the user needs to understand CSS. Is that a win? Pay someone else $100? Or spend half a day trying to figure out CSS? I see basic questions in (FB) WP groups all the time.
And what about UX basics?
All that said, and to your point, from a web vistor pov, most sites are too bloated, too complex, etc. And all that visual shite on your small screen? Who wants that??
Sure page builders reduce the need for a FE dev, but then the user needs to understand CSS. Is that a win? Pay someone else $100? Or spend half a day trying to figure out CSS? I see basic questions in (FB) WP groups all the time.
And what about UX basics?
All that said, and to your point, from a web vistor pov, most sites are too bloated, too complex, etc. And all that visual shite on your small screen? Who wants that??