The point is not that Angular 1 is bad somehow. The point is that trying to keep up with all bleeding edge technology is a waste of time, because it's constant

The point is not that Angular 1 is bad somehow. The point is that trying to keep up with all bleeding edge technology is a waste of time, because it's constantly being replaced. While at the same time you need to learn whatever technology you use at work, which may not be the latest-and-greatest.