[iambateman]

It’s a developers version of a “wive’s tale.”

Over time, accrued wisdom has turned into a rule of thumb such that Grumpy Old Developers sit around the fire with Young Energetic Developers and say “ya know, child, never use !important, it’s bad design.”

The web development industry is getting mature enough to even have this kind of wisdom, which is wonderful, even if (like “wive’s tales”) the principle is overstated.