It worked exactly that way with tables, attributes align and valign: https://www...

JacobThreeThree · on Feb 13, 2024

Tables only ever "worked" when compared to the poor implementation and browser support of the alternatives of its time.

In today's web landscape using tables to center categorically fails to work in many scenarios that will work with flexbox.

mixmastamyk · on Feb 13, 2024

They worked great and still do for the vast majority of use cases.

The fact it took over two decades to surpass is not a compliment at all. Considering "internet time" (first identified in the 90s), it's a disgrace.