User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Layout Changes: Breakpoints and Typography/@comment-4142476-20150416003538

One of the reasons for me to like having a wide screen is that when I go to sites like Wikipedia, a lot of content fits in one line. It means I don't have to scroll as much and webpages on my computer seem shorter. I was very happy with the change to fluid because of the same reason.

With the typography change, I think the opposite effect is obtained: pages will become longer again, so even though we have an increased content space compared to what we had before fluid, it feels like we won't really gain anything.

Additionally, I found 13px (which I believe was the default a year or so ago) perfectly readable too, though I got used to 14px by now and I like it too. Changing it to 16px however makes me feel like I'm reading a children's book or something; I have a constant feeling that I need to zoom out to 90% or 75% to be able to read easily.

Personally I think I might not be the only one who still consciously chooses desktop over smaller devices to read and edit Wikia for the same reason I did, but I'd love to hear other users' opinions about it.