I'm really getting tired of these articles that get their hook by taking people down a notch to inflate someone else's ego.

I'm a developer, but I've also practiced a little bit of design as I made things. I've gotten better, and I can do things that impress some people. However, a proper designer is worth their weight in gold in terms of efficiency. It takes me forever to get something that looks okay.

Can't these articles take a tone more along the lines of "we appreciate you, and we're cool too?" Check that, I also hate orgiastic love fests.

Can our articles instead be flavorless factoids educate, but not inspire?