This comment - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22054487 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22054487 - made similar points when the font was released, and

This comment - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22054487 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22054487 - made similar points when the font was released, and I'm in complete agreement. Those decisions feel much more like aesthetic decisions rather than functional / accessible ones.