This structure vs appearance dichotomy was added after the fact, though, since CSS came significantly later than HTML. It has been used as a (misguided IMO) nar

This structure vs appearance dichotomy was added after the fact, though, since CSS came significantly later than HTML. It has been used as a (misguided IMO) narrative to defend CSS's complexity and redundancy and is partially to blame for HTML and the web ceasing to be a straightforward medium for simple publishing, seized by big media and ad networks.