alt Hacker NewsTailwind, JS-in-CSS, and the like have become popular because they work well with the modern corporate UX workflow. A Figma component has a certain set of styles, you apply those same styles to the corresponding React component.
And none of this really violates DRY, your unit of reuse has shifted from a CSS class to a framework component. There's nothing precluding you from using an approach like DaisyUI if stock Tailwind has too much repetition for your taste.
> A Figma component has a certain set of styles, you apply those same styles to the corresponding React component.
This is what CSS classes were made for. Of all of the arguments in favor of Tailwind, this is the one that drives me battiest. Say what you will about CSS, but "give a name to a re-usable set of styles for a component" is pretty much as fundamental as you can get.
> And none of this really violates DRY, your unit of reuse has shifted from a CSS class to a framework component.
Sure, sure. except for the inline styles everywhere. And the fact that everything is literally being repeated all over the place. But other than that, no repetition!
> There's nothing precluding you from using an approach like DaisyUI if stock Tailwind has too much repetition for your taste.
...and now you have three problems.