I like the idea in principal, but my main qualm is the complexity overhead of forcing the client to render something that is ultimately just a small image. I p

I like the idea in principal, but my main qualm is the complexity overhead of forcing the client to render something that is ultimately just a small image. I personally don't see a good reason not to render server side and save page load time, batteries, cpu cycles, etc. It's definitely a natural consequence of constant improvement of the tech, but I don't like each step piles on technical bloat. Yes, CPUs and browsers get faster over time, but all those improvements usually lead to more software bloat and cancel each other out. Which is a shame really. A majority of people in the world use old, non updated phones to access basic websites. Improvements like this can lock people out of portions of the web just because their browser can't handle rendering the favicon.