Okay, you were right.

Power hungriness and obsession with damage numbers is the same damn thing.

The idea of damage skins themselves is superficial, whether someone does 8 digits of damage or 3, damage skins are about customisation, and that's all they are.
Basically what you are saying is that it's like bedazzling your E-peen, and using it an excuse to once again lament about how the game has changed.

Would you say the same thing about chairs being an obsession with social interaction?

I can see where he's coming from though, it is strictly cosmetic, but to get the full effect you naturally need a bigger area to span it, which would mean bigger numbers. Although I do agree it's not anymore than that you put it, 'bedazzled', rather than encouraging for more cubes.