Isn’t it weird that CSS is a critical part of all websites, and yet “CSS expert” does not seem to be a particularly valued profession?

@simevidas in most case, yes, and that's really an issue. As good as people could be in JS/apps/etc., being good at CSS is also important.

At Proton, I set up a team called UXE (UX Engineering) where we have 3 specialised people in CSS (but not only : HTML, etc.). And TBH, we don't have a lot of free time :D