>> Does the author also prefer talking to people who wear face-masks?
> Right now, yes, yes I do.
Sorry, it seems I didn't make my point clear enough. Also not sure you're not joking. I just meant that if "a uniform experience" is good, having everyone wear a mask (at any moment in history, nothing to do with virus) will make talking to people more uniform and thus better.
It's not that a "uniform experience" is better in every instance. It's more that a tool whose purpose is to convey information is more efficient when you don't have to deal with formatting that may or may not interfere with comprehension.
> Does the author also prefer talking to people who wear face-masks?
Right now, yes, yes I do.
> Do they shun syntax highlighting?
Syntax highlighting performs an actual service, as opposed to being cruft.
> Why take all the fun out of life?
This isn't taking the fun out of life, it's making a tool more useful.
> Why live like a Unix tool, taking in a plain text stream?
See above.