Graphics vs aesthetics

Just an interesting video I found: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/3201-Graphics-vs-Aesthetics
Its more interesting than the usual graphics vs gameplay debate, what are your guys thoughts?

Since I pretty much agreed with him from the start and the voice was not something I felt I could listen to for long, I went ahead and watched some Zero Punctuation.

I'll keep this in mind when reviewing.