I hate that society is largely driven by people who think that whimsy must die with your childhood

No its not. But you have that typical personality type in computers. The one who is all facts and data, very logical but very low emotional iq. And sometimes autistic, uncomfortable with default social norms.

That kind of person would put more stats in that screen rather than a picture. Or the picture would be something default, like a loading bar.

I dont see that type dominating the world outside. If you would go outside your door! :)

The real world is also not dominated by furries. However, pedophile, autistic billionaries are leading it into a huge transformation where we will have dystopia.