Hot take: div soup isnt bad because html isn't purely structural. It's a natural consequence of a poor design decision. Div soup is a consequence of the design

Hot take: div soup isnt bad because html isn't purely structural. It's a natural consequence of a poor design decision. Div soup is a consequence of the design decision to couple html elements to styling, state management, etc. It made sense in 1996. It does not make sense now.