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the sibling selectors are still useful for simple adjacent patterns, but using :has to style a parent based on a checkbox state is game changing for form styling. it makes complex label::before logic so much cleaner without needing a single line of script

the claim about sibling selectors is a bit of an exaggeration. u still need them for simple patterns where the relationship is strictly downstream and doesnt depend on any parent state. using :has everywhere can lead to some seriously unreadable selector nesting if u arent careful. its great for checking if a checkbox is checked, but it's basically just a parent selector with a fancy name . i still find myself reaching for

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when the logic is straightforward. have you run into any performance issues when applying it to deeply nested lists? ⚠