Universal overflow: auto;

Greg Smith isn't advocating we start just slapping on * { overflow: auto; } into all our existing projects. But if we start a project with this, there are a number of advantages, like not needing to use a clearfix or worrying about collapsing margins. Of course sometimes you want a different overflow behavior, but you can just set it like you would anyway.

See the comments about inheriting the value rather than setting it.

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