NBD just jumping back and forth between full-day CSSWG meetings and reports of the government trying to order me out of existence. Status update: I still exist. (But with significantly fewer rights than I had a week ago, and new orders dropping daily – it's fucking dark)

The oss 'benevolent dictator' model was always a bad one, always built on an imagined 'best way to get things done' which frames collaboration as impossible, and was always a setup for claiming the rich tech guys are the best guys.

When we "keep specificity flat" in #CSS we have to give up on semantic selectors and built-in naming conventions, in return for… also giving up control in the cascade. We can't avoid the cascade, it applies to all styles. We can only refuse to use the tools that are available for *managing* the cascade. Start using Cascade Layers, and let your specificity run wild. It's a useful tool!

I am very tired of conference talks that start by telling me - everyone is excited - these tools are the future - now is the time to get on board - you don't want to be left behind You do not need to be excited for the machine they wish could replace you already