Oh, it could easily come from some of the UI designers I've worked with in the past who followed modern design fads, especially regarding text: • Contrast is b

Oh, it could easily come from some of the UI designers I've worked with in the past who followed modern design fads, especially regarding text: • Contrast is bad and hard on the eyes. The less contrast the better. • Decorative fonts with font-weight: 300 are better than ordinary normal weight fonts designed for readability. • It's better to have a small font with a lot of extra line-height instead of just making the font bigger.