Because HN is not "designed" as much as it's just been written by dinosaurs who visit it via Lynx. My browser is currently at 150% and I'm basically a millennia

Because HN is not "designed" as much as it's just been written by dinosaurs who visit it via Lynx. My browser is currently at 150% and I'm basically a millennial. The smallest font on this page is 9px, that's just ludicrous. I mean just open the CSS file and judge for yourself.