Learning CSS flexbox is like entering a toxic relationship where you think you're in control, but really you're just guessing which combination of properties will finally make that div behave. You add display: flex , feeling confident. Then justify-content: center . The elements move... somewhere. Not where you wanted, but somewhere. So you try align-items . Then flex-direction . Maybe throw in a flex-wrap for good measure. At some point you're just cycling through every flexbox property like you're spinning a slot machine, hoping three cherries line up and your navbar finally looks decent. The Anakin/Padme format captures that moment of dawning horror when you realize CSS doesn't care about your feelings or your deadlines. "The elements go where I want them, right?" ...Right? Narrator: They did not go where they wanted them.