Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-grid-3][masonry] item-flow row vs. column in masonry layouts (#12803)

> At which point, it seems to me like we're using the wrong metric.

Yeah, I guess the question comes down to do we prefer intuitive design or consistent design. In the state of CSS survey from this year, the overwhelming feedback in the layout category was how confusing grid, its syntax, and model are, which tells me that trying to match grid as much as possible could be building off of something that is already confusing for authors.

In other words, if grid (and flexbox) didn't exist, would we choose `item-flow: row` to switch to waterfall vs brickwall? I would guess not, but as you mentioned, that is just my personal guess of what would happen if this were designed in isolation.

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