The more relevant post is by Geoff himself.

https://geoffgraham.me/why-css-tricks-has-been-quiet/

I mean, that post says basically nothing of substance, compared to the post linked by OP.

That said, this is a sad situation. If I’m reading this right, essentially digital ocean has just stopped paying the main contributor to css tricks for no clear reason.

I feel like the second to last paragraph says a LOT, quite succinctly, but maybe I'm better at reading between the lines.

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