<div> Vs <article> What would you prefer and why?

Answer 1

Authors are strongly encouraged to view the div element as an element of last resort, for when no other element is suitable. Use of more appropriate elements instead of the div element leads to better accessibility for readers and easier maintainability for authors.
— https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/grouping-content.html#the-div-element

Excellent reads pertaining to your question.
https://dev.to/kenbellows/stop-using-so-many-divs-an-intro-to-semantic-html-3i9i
https://dev.to/kenbellows/why-i-care-about-the-semantic-web-2kn7

Answer 2

if its for more general use or styling purpose i'll choose div.
if its for article i'll use article, plus its good for SEO

Answer 3

Taste your choice seems good & reasonable. I think I should do the same.