That's true, you can't see a difference, but you know it when you live in it, and from a fire protection perspective, Styrofoam put me off.
We also considered several times whether the extra cost for monolithic construction (hollow brick) compared to ETICS is worth it for us. There is an absolute war of beliefs on that. Ultimately, we were convinced by the statement that with proper execution ETICS is absolutely fine, but you can also do a lot wrong. When we paid more attention to it, we also saw quite a few houses that were cheerfully dotted. At the points where the insulation was doweled, the house wall dries faster, and over time there are color differences due to the weather. Well, fastenings like awnings are ultimately easier too.