In that case a lot of designers don't understand modern UX design either, and it's perfectly reasonable to blame them for that.

Small example - the Google Maps app on iOS used to have a "Show route" button. You could tap it while driving to zoom out and see the entire route.

Now that space has a menu, and you have to tap the menu and then select the zoom view. Two taps.

This is literally a potential disaster while driving because you have to think about what you're doing, look at the screen for longer, and keep your hand coordinated long enough to tap correctly.

This is not solving the user's problem - unless the user's problem is a secret desire to rear end the car in front.

This used to be called style over substance, or form over content - and it's everywhere, from flat/material design that doesn't distinguish between buttons and labels, to mystery meat burger menus, to invisible options that are so well hidden users never discover them, to useful ports and hardware features that disappear and have to be replaced by a pack of ugly dongles.

Minimalism is great when it solves the user's problems. When it creates new problems for the user, it's not so great.

Far too many designers - including some famous names at Apple - don't seem to understand this.