React is easy to use without understanding the component lifecycle. The penalty is poor performamce rather than a non-functional app. You saw the same thing in

React is easy to use without understanding the component lifecycle. The penalty is poor performamce rather than a non-functional app. You saw the same thing in the before times with Adobe Flex. So much code from people who had no understanding of the lifecycle - apps that worked but were appallingly slow and buggy.