To be fair, not every bootstrap site has to look the same; the joke is more about those sites that don't get customised all that much. It's those that really do all look the same.
Using bootstrap for a grid system really underlines how outdated it is: Browsers that don't support css grid have already almost disappeared completely and there is almost no reason anymore not to just use that for a grid layout these days.
There's also nothing wrong with all Bootstrap sites looking the same. Having a consistent UI experience across different sites is not always a wrong thing. We don't expect the context menu to look different in every desktop app either, or the window frame to have its buttons in different places - even though that's just the opinionated common UI enforced by the desktop environment.
There's a difference between applications that require lots of user interactions and things like product websites that essentially act as glorified flyers.
When your UI is complex, non-linear and requires lots of interactions, it's good to rely on the users' familiarity with similar applications.
But when the goal is to present the user with information about your product, then you will probably want your UI to stick out and grab the users' attention.
It is absolutely a joke that all bootstrapped websites are the same.
As I said, my own problem is wasting too much time customizing it if the only thing I need is a grid system or styled buttons.
I agree that every now and then it is right that some particular apps give the user a similar use experience, but I would not delegate the burden of studying an effective design to bootstrap.
I believe that the value of a research also on design is fundamental for the success of a project and not always assume that what works for everyone works for you too.
As Henry Ford said: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."
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To be fair, not every bootstrap site has to look the same; the joke is more about those sites that don't get customised all that much. It's those that really do all look the same.
Using bootstrap for a grid system really underlines how outdated it is: Browsers that don't support css grid have already almost disappeared completely and there is almost no reason anymore not to just use that for a grid layout these days.
There's also nothing wrong with all Bootstrap sites looking the same. Having a consistent UI experience across different sites is not always a wrong thing. We don't expect the context menu to look different in every desktop app either, or the window frame to have its buttons in different places - even though that's just the opinionated common UI enforced by the desktop environment.
There's a difference between applications that require lots of user interactions and things like product websites that essentially act as glorified flyers.
When your UI is complex, non-linear and requires lots of interactions, it's good to rely on the users' familiarity with similar applications.
But when the goal is to present the user with information about your product, then you will probably want your UI to stick out and grab the users' attention.
It is absolutely a joke that all bootstrapped websites are the same.
As I said, my own problem is wasting too much time customizing it if the only thing I need is a grid system or styled buttons.
I agree that every now and then it is right that some particular apps give the user a similar use experience, but I would not delegate the burden of studying an effective design to bootstrap.
I believe that the value of a research also on design is fundamental for the success of a project and not always assume that what works for everyone works for you too.
As Henry Ford said: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."