That is a perfectly valid criticism of the glass theme, I just think it looks better than the old flat icon theme

They are cheaper and easier to make, which sucks as it will take a long time for companies to spend the money/time ):

The transparent theme is just one of several settings for it, and that it idiotic, but the normal mode when it adds a bit of gloss and texture to the icons is great

I like it ):

It is way prettier than the standard flat icon theme.