I would say people talk too much about fonts. I can block all web fonts, and that will not only save 100% of the font download size, but make most pages easier

I would say people talk too much about fonts. I can block all web fonts, and that will not only save 100% of the font download size, but make most pages easier to read. Programmers and designers discovered that fonts were a possible axis of customization, and so they jumped on the idea that it's an axis they must customize, even if it doesn't improve legibility, and significantly worsens performance. Blink/marquee had only one of these problems, and they died out long ago.