[Gualdrapo]

> CSS inevitably becomes a spaghetti soup of states after a while

I think it happens eventually with most of code, whatever language. If you don't have a clear structure or methodology at the time of writing it, it will become a mess at some point. I don't think it's a particular problem of CSS.

So that unveils me as a "crafter" - well, am a graphic designer doing CSS since 2006 or so; in fact I've thought that way about doing 'raw' CSS, that is the most "artisanal" thing one can do in the world of web dev - and whereas it is true Tailwind can save time in styling a web page or whatever, it takes away from the expresiveness of doing it "by hand". Many people even here wonder from time to time why contemporary websites pretty much look the same: many people are using frameworks to style them.

It's kind of something like doing your own furniture in a pretty artisanal way vs. getting something from Ikea. Or more like growing your own potatoes vs. buying processed potatoes at a mall. You'll end with potatoes in your stomach, but they will taste differently.