We increased our Lighthouse score by making our images larger
When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.<p>Which is to ask: So they improved their Lighthouse score, grats, but did they improve or reduce their user experience? Where's the data on <i>that</i>?<p>This is of course caused by Google's "good intentions" gone awry. They originally created Lighthouse to help better inform developers, so that developers could create better user experiences.<p>But Google is now [ab]using Lighthouse as a <i>target</i> for Google Search page-position preference. Developers in turn given this situation code towards Lighthouse (even into its bugs/quirks) because they <i>need</i> that higher ranking, even if it hurts the UX ultimately.