[satvikpendem]

I'm not saying they're an idiot, but it takes time to learn tools. Frontend devs and React devs in particular are usually more novice than other types of coders (in my experience), likely due to so many courses pushing out MERN devs over the last 10 years or so, so it is very likely that most just went with the flow and never actually sat down to read the docs and understand their tools.

[notpachet]

Isn't this an implicit argument in favor of simpler tools with less thorny undersides than React Hooks?

[satvikpendem]

Sure, but every technology has its own problems. It just depends which tradeoffs you want to make.