[robertlagrant]

> Then why are the fonts so expensive?

Because they're considered important, and definitely take a long time to make. Try making one.

[mark-r]

Not to mention that it's almost impossible to make a living designing fonts.

[pc86]

Maybe "this font is offensively priced to the point where I immediately think the person selling it is a criminal using this for money laundering, or clinically insane" and "it's hard to sell enough fonts to live off of" are related?

Maybe if charlatans didn't say with a straight face that a font should be sold on a subscription model they'd sell more? Maybe if it didn't cost as much as a car they'd sell more?

[robertlagrant]

The people who make and sell fonts are probably the best people to be setting the price, and have tried lots of options.

[behringer]

apparently not so important that "a custom font isn’t going to be the deciding factor in whether your next AI powered social graph app sinks or floats."