BTW, most Amiga software does not need a graphics board, and many people install one because of pure ego.
Actually I like having my graphics boards, particularly in OCS/ECS amigas. More colors, faster, higher resolution, more possible display frequencies. If this is ego then I guess I have an ego. WB is so much nicer with 8bit or hicolor.
However I can see your point if you use Amiga OS 3.1 or older, use only older pre(AGA) software, and only have a 15.75 or 31.5 Khz monitor and/or play only games.