This doesn't highlight that trend. Writing a 128 byte demo is an art, and done for fun. This isn't conciseness out of laziness or coolness, it's a challenge in its own right. I think you vastly underappreciate how hard it is to put cool visuals in so little space. It doesn't really have much to do with ordinary programming.

It's like saying F1 racing is cool but it does highlight a trend of reckless driving in highways.