exactly, react could not deal with mutable object so they decided to make immutability seem to be something that if you did not use before you did not understood programming.
React made immutability patterns more relevant which increased discussion of it. Some people did get preachy about it. Yet dismissing immutability entirely just because of that misses the entire point of why it's actually useful in managing complex state.
Have you ever thought about instead of having emotional reaction to obnoxious gatekeeping to learn about actual benefits of immutability?
Have you ever thought about instead of having emotional reaction to obnoxious gatekeeping to learn about actual benefits of immutability?