[Someone1234]

I trust dang a lot; but in general I am scared of websites making "usability updates."

Modern design trends are going backwards. Tons of spacing around everything, super low information density, designed for touch first (i.e. giant hit-targets), and tons of other things that were considered bad practice just ten years ago.

So HN has its quirks, but I'd take what it is over what most 20-something designers would turn it into. See old.reddit Vs. new.reddit or even their app.

[dlisboa]

There's nothing trendy about making sure HN renders like a page from 15 years ago should. Relative font sizes are just so basic they should count as a bug fix and not "usability update".

[reactordev]

Overall I would agree but I also agree with the above commenter. It’s ok for mobile but on a desktop view it’s very small when viewed at anything larger than 1080p. Zoom works but doesn’t stick. A simple change to the font size in css will make it legible for mobile, desktop, terminal, or space… font-size:2vw or something that scales.

[cluckindan]

It’s not ok for mobile. Misclicks all around if you don’t first pinch zoom to what you are trying to click.

[hunter2_]

Indeed, the vast majority of things I've flagged or hidden have been the accidental result of skipping that extra step of zooming.

[5-]

> Zoom works but doesn’t stick.

perhaps try using a user agent that remembers your settings? e.g. firefox

[reactordev]

Perhaps not recommend workarounds to lack of utilizing standards.