Wait, My Buttons Are Still Side-by-Side Without Flex? Understanding inline-block vs Flexbox
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I removed flex from my button container, expecting them to stack vertically, but they're still sitting side-by-side! 🤨 I thought flex was what made them horizontal. My frontend mentor corrected my misunderstanding: buttons are inline-block by default, which means they naturally sit beside each other. This conversation taught me the crucial difference between "happens to be side-by-side" and "controlled side-by-side layout."