The utility class shorthand is nice for simple things. But there’s definitely a “too much of a good thing” point, where the “shorthand” becomes so complex that

The utility class shorthand is nice for simple things. But there’s definitely a “too much of a good thing” point, where the “shorthand” becomes so complex that you’re better off writing proper CSS instead, whether as inline styles or in a separate .css file. I think that’s the main failing of the Tailwind crowd, they want to “Tailwind all the things”, use their shiny new hammer for everything, even for things where it’s clearly not the best tool, like crochet.