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 I tried to read out the class names on Medium and may have accidentally summoned a lesser Lord of Hell, please send help

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/178/749/803/481/259/original/9716f54f84c76be7.png 
 @c4691757 never read the class names aloud! That's a classic horror trope! 
 @c4691757 Some CSS frameworks exude the same vibe with "My roflcopter goes swosh swosh swosh" from a million years ago. https://youtu.be/gj71ym1_mz8 
 @c4691757 feeling sad for the someone who spent effort ensuring those IDs were a concise four chars. 
 @c4691757 Any time I see this sort of thing, all I can think is, "there's got to be a better way!"

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/179/705/573/028/020/original/790c88c6bf7e7386.mp4 
 @c4691757 fortunately the IDs are human readable