I’d like to tinker with that font, it burns my eyes to try and read the words styled like that, maybe that’s the intent?
I suspect it's a generational gap.
body::after {
content: "";
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 1px, transparent 1px);
background-size: 2px 2px;
background-repeat: repeat;
... body::after {
content: "";
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 1px, transparent 1px);
background-size: 2px 2px;
background-repeat: repeat;
pointer-events: none;
z-index: 9999;
}