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CSS is so frustrating. I've been dabbling in it for a decade and I still keep finding new, interesting incompatibilities. When will default browser stylesheets finally look decent enough to not need CSS for simple text-based sites?

Though to be fair, TFA is an example of a step exactly in this direction.

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I'm also pretty bad at things i only dabble in. My Spanish is terrible, but that's not because Spanish is an inherently flawed language. It's because I haven't put in the consistent work to get good at it.

Good point. However, other technologies such as C++ or bash I can not touch for a year or two, then just bang out a small script when I need. But your point is certainly correct.

And to be fair to you, I do concede that the process of learning CSS is messier and requires a bit more rote memorization than learning a "real" programming language.

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