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by no_protocol 2698 days ago
> Browsers have supported user defined CSS defaults since forever, and plugins like Stylish have been around for a while.

It looks like Chrome removed these several years ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7329855

Plugins are a thing but why should you need a plugin for something that is a core part of the CSS specification?

https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/cascade.html#cascade

> the average user

This is (mostly) about accessibility. Even if the average user does not need it, some do. And those that do would be quite glad to have it easily.

> there is no "quick and easy" way to do that for any but the simplest sites

Just because user stylesheets have been ignored for many years doesn't mean they shouldn't be acknowledged. Design your site with them in mind.