[the_other]

"Banning margin" is excessive and clickbait-y.

The Spacer components idea is fine. Using Grid or flex layout in spacers is very sensible. But you could also use margins.

``` .spacer-stack * + * { margin-top: 1em; } ```

[7sidedmarble]

That's... what the article said. He's not saying don't use margin for anything, he's saying avoid giving your components margin. The Spacer component is literally just the CSS you posted.

[the_other]

There's something like 5 instances of clear rejection of the use of margins in the article and zero mentions of practical margin-based layout strategies. I stand by my assertion that the article is badly worded.