I tried to capture my reasoning in the post: > To address the React-sized elephant in the room: you do not need this fancy setup to build a blog. HTML and CSS

I tried to capture my reasoning in the post: > To address the React-sized elephant in the room: you do not need this fancy setup to build a blog. HTML and CSS may be a better choice for you, but I'd find little fun in that, and I'm a strong believer in having a website to experiment with.