I used to practice calligraphy just for the fun of it, so I like to think I have some semblance of an appreciation for the aesthetics of typeface, font, the simple visual appeal of text on a page.
But I had no idea that the default font I use in posts, Verdana, was such an indicator of pedestrian, lowbrow philistinism to those who get themselves all worked up about such things (there’s an online forum called Typophile? Guess I shouldn’t be surprised.) I read blogs (and books) all the time that I don’t consider very attractive, but I can’t say it’s ever occured to me to complain about it. The things people find to be snobs about…
…wow. Now I’m just waiting to learn that people have been murdered over this!