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> I don't think it is fair to blame the tool for the mistakes of the operator.

I would ordinarily agree with you. After all, there is nothing inherent about React that prevents responsible HTML and CSS. And there's nothing about vanilla HTML and CSS that particularly encourages good practice, either.

Except. In practice. React abstracts so much away, that what looks like excellent, well-constructed code (in React) can easily compile into a mess that no one will see unless they go looking for it. And, in practice, I've worked with otherwise excellent teams who find my focus on semantics and CSS honestly baffling and "old school".

I think the rest of your analysis is spot on, though