Why do the CSS width and height properties not adjust for padding?

Question

So first a bit of meat to set the scene:

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Answer 1

To answer your question, I think the logic is that it is all about the content; if you specify dimensions, these are the dimensions that the content is going to get.

But in the end it is just a choice that was made and that´s what we have to work with.