I guess I see it as the opinion of someone who hasn't used it, or doesn't really understand the value. I don't love Tailwind, but I can understand the spot it'

I guess I see it as the opinion of someone who hasn't used it, or doesn't really understand the value. I don't love Tailwind, but I can understand the spot it's trying to fit in, and I value the things it's trying to offer (locality, consistency, sane guidelines). I think the sweet spot for that value proposition is projects where the designs don't need to be pixel perfect or extra fancy - they just need to work, quickly. I've used it successfully several times in those cases. Not to mention personal projects where just having a decent template made that I can tweak is great. I would probably not use it anywhere you have real UI constraints or concerns, and you care a lot about specific animations or exact pixel placement. I tend to reach for styled-components in those spots these days. Since it gives me a fair share of the same value proposition (locality, consistency) but removes the guidelines/bumpers. They play pretty nicely together (with some constraints), though - again, use the different lego blocks where they make sense. Stop trying to treat everything like a tailwind shaped nail you have to beat in with just that hammer.