Ya but for many cases there is a simpler way with less moving pieces. React just isn't KISS by nature, or maybe it is KISS for a certain style of problems but

Ya but for many cases there is a simpler way with less moving pieces. React just isn't KISS by nature, or maybe it is KISS for a certain style of problems but not others. It takes too long and has too many steps to do simple things. If all you are doing is simple things using React isn't KISS. Here's a tinfoil hat crazy conspiracy theory: Facebook released React and promoted it's uptake to slow down any possible competition's development cycle. (I don't _actually_ believe this of course, but sometimes I do kind wonder).