I think we should blame the elders for teaching people new to the trade wrong.

Because "heavyweight SPA for a static blog" isn't exactly a rare problem.

My super large SPA loads in 150ms on localhost. Yes, if it were just a static blog I might get it down to about 60ms.

The problem isn’t the size of the code. It’s the unnecessary framework complexity. Suggesting this to a corporate JavaScript developer, though, is like throwing acid on your own face as they whine about how impossible it is to do their jobs.

It wasn't the elders, it was Vercel itself which has a vested interest