I consider the web's growth in capabilities a positive because it's the only independent computing platform we have, despite Google's large influence on it. Ev

I consider the web's growth in capabilities a positive because it's the only independent computing platform we have, despite Google's large influence on it. Even if web tech is sometimes messy, these days it can be used to build almost anything you can think of, which is good, as it should cater to a very broad set of needs. I'm fine with there being 26 size units, even if I only use 2. I think the true tragedy of CSS is that most developers suck at it. They only know it superficially or feel they don't need to learn it deeply because they're using a CSS framework or some crude CSS-in-JS hack. Others might be genuinely interested in learning it, but can't find the time for it, and stick to what they know. As a result, many spectacular improvements in CSS largely go unused. Even something that can be used for 5 years now (CSS grid) is rarely used today and you'll be hard-pressed to find a developer that deeply understands its possibilities.