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  1. This post has received a lot of pushback. And I am also not using this trick by clagnut anymore because I remember reading somewhere that it was bad practice to use it today. But what are the *actual* reasons to not use it? I want to understand. css/1523700789083996160
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    1. …in reply to @m_ott
      Scaling type in the browser? Still works. Setting a larger base font size? Still works. Using em-based media queries? Still works. So besides not being “materially honest” about the base font size of most browsers only to improve DX, what is the issue?
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      1. …in reply to @m_ott
        This Tweet mentions one of the only technical reasons I found so far: kaelig/1523930757776822274?s=20&t=CidN-r7ylHp3X0CoxX5gXw
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