Comment by radley

Designers were doing minimalism before they were using Figma. Figma is just a tool that spawned in the middle of the minimalism cargo-cult era.

FWIW, minimalism was a super-convenient solution that helped developers avoid responsive skeuomorphism. The issue at hand is simply due to designers who poorly execute minimalism, either through ignorance or fanaticism. It's kinda like people who still, enthusiastically, stand in line for new iPhones.