> My personal conclusion is that if this is the result of inventing "something better from first principles"

But it just isn't, for example, which first principle mandate that buttons look confusingly similar to a list so that an experienced user can't find a list view?

It's just "marketing speak" the author is right to call out, but seems like getting a bit hung up on: I mean, why would you expect some list of thoughts on design achieve this

> But shouldn't this new design paradigm produce something better?