TheMaskedCoder
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In the example given:
Original - 147 KB
Minified - 123 KB (83%)
Gzipped - 22 KB (15%)
Both - 20KB (14%)
Compression is waaay more effective, so if you have to pick one, go with compressing. Is having readable source code worth the other 2KB? That's up to you. Source maps can do the same thing with less, though. Also, modern devtools have ways of de-minification (if you don't mind all the mangled variable names).
The problem is people don't always make the wise decision. Evidence: the junk food industry is alive and kicking.
Some people will disconnect from devices, but others may just say "this is the way things are now" and adjust themselves to the flavor of junk content.