I'm not advocating for vanilla CSS and I agree BEM isn't really a solution. But CSS in JS, SCSS/SASS etc. take the things that work about CSS and add variables

I'm not advocating for vanilla CSS and I agree BEM isn't really a solution. But CSS in JS, SCSS/SASS etc. take the things that work about CSS and add variables etc. to give you something that's useful in the modern world while also giving you a way to keep things maintainable. I worry Tailwind is kind of like the 'fast food' for styling. Tastes good in the moment and satisfies the need for quick calories but ain't gonna be healthy in the long term especially if you do too much of it.