This feels kind of like arguing that python is more difficult than brainfck because most people couldn't name all the ways to mutate a python object, and brainf

This feels kind of like arguing that python is more difficult than brainfck because most people couldn't name all the ways to mutate a python object, and brainfck only has a handful of operations. CSS isn't (that) hard*. Modifying someone else's CSS and tracking down what selectors apply what styles is hard - but that holds true for any language, understanding code is harder than writing it. *(other than positioning, that still kind of sucks, even with flex/grid)