Ask HN: Redux: is it just me or is it complicated?

I've been looking at redux on and off for the past month. I hear something about it on the news and it always intices me to look at it. Whenever I try though, I feel like it doesn't help me simplify but complicate. What is it that I am missing? Or what is it that it is not showing me... Would love to hear thoughts on your experience trying to get into redux and actually implementing it on your projects. What has helped you get over the initial hump and/or what has made you forget about the framework?