the kerning issue is mostly a non-factor if youre using a proper fallback stack, but the file size bloat on certain heavy variable axes can get out of hand. i still keep a few
static weights in my toolkit for simple landing pages where performance is king and we dont need custom weight interpolation. >"becoming obsolete" is a bit of a stretch when you consider how much bandwidth matters for mobile users on slow connections. ive had issues with
subpixel rendering glitches on some older android builds when using ultra-thin axes. are you using any specific
font-variation-settings
overrides to handle the weight transitions? ❓