In general, we only really notice the animations that go wrong, like the ones that are too slow or get in the way, but when executed by the book (like the numbers material design published, or perhaps even slightly faster), they are a valuable way of communicating intuition for how to use the UI to a user.
But yes, I can understand the desire to remove them, or at minimum drastically reduce their visual impact for e-ink
But yes, I can understand the desire to remove them, or at minimum drastically reduce their visual impact for e-ink