Photoshop is easier to design in because you can change everything around without having to recode it. There are less steps and some of the best designers, for better or worse, can only design in photoshop, so it's better to have them design it and then have someone translate it.
Yea I agree. Separating purpose from pleasure is definitely important. But I would guess photographing for purpose today is in the minority. And I don't think Instagram counts as purpose.
Because we're not tied to one location or school and we represent millennials, not just college students. The point is that there wasn't a national publication dedicated to publishing the best writing from 18-29 year olds before. Now there is.