Re: [csswg-drafts] [selectors] Solve :visited once and for all

Excited to see this issue finally being tackled! This has been a recurring hurdle when talking about exposing paint timing information, as well as other timing APIs.

Regarding 2, it seems like it should somehow be bound to cookie state and request credentials mode (reliable tracking using Referer also requires having some user ID, as their IP could be shared with other users). Like @tabatkins said, I'm not sure supporting it will add many use-cases, and it will certainly add complexity.

@astearns - some of the use-cases for :visited will indeed be lost. I think the main one is the "cool links of the week" case, where users will no longer be able to know which of those links they already visited when seeing them fly by on their favorite social network.
While regrettable, I think it's a small price to pay to fix this issue once and for all.

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