By removing the arbitrary preferences from code formatting, one can focus on the substance of the code itself, and not its accidental decoration; in the case of generated code, for example, this can be quite beneficial.
I’m astounded to see that only two people have mentioned VSauce, but beyond just the channel itself is the (now free) YT Red series “Mind Field”, which is an excellent watch.
Wow, I didn't even realize project fuchsia was still a thing until you reminded me of it. I remember hearing about it for a while and then...nothing. Just assumed Google had dropped the project silently until I did a search for it just now.
The issue isn't the lack of a formatter, the issue is that some things should be left to preference rather than strictly enforced.