Yes that’s the problem . Most of the efforts in this direction have been into making Haiku look even more like it’s a thing from the 90s. While the nostalgia is nice and all, it’s not the first aspect of Haiku we should show to new/future users.
I dont see a problem. People are different. One cannot satisfy EVERYONE. I´d like to have the option to make the look and feel whenever i like. And i really like the NeXTStep UI.