I read half the article and got lost. What I like about the "original" React is that it is simple to understand, close to JavaScript in a sense that you do not

I read half the article and got lost. What I like about the "original" React is that it is simple to understand, close to JavaScript in a sense that you do not need to learn that much and be able to have a good result. I'm reading more and more about Hooks and still have a hard time to have a clear idea of how to avoid these pitfalls. At the point I am, it seems that Hooks has a lot of hype from few big influencers but that the day-to-day developers will be lost.