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by mikechalmers 1203 days ago
To be fair, the author uses the qualifier "may" and explains the desire for monospace and consistency. It's not like it's clickbait, the author makes a valid argument. Perhaps disregard sub-headings if it results in overlooking the nuance of the article's overall suggestions.
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Except monospace fonts shouldn't be used for prose, so the author is actively making the reading experience worse for... aesthetics and vanity reasons?

It's hard to respect the advice of a designer whose deviations from their own rules make the design worse.

Almost any web-safe font[1] would have been a better choice.

[1]https://www.awayback.com/index.php/2010/02/03/revised-font-s...

Who says they shouldn't be used for prose? Screenplays is one example off the top of my head that is ubiquitously monospace.
More evidence to my point, actually, since screenplays aren't prose.