I once tried to learn what you would call "proper React", only for some Googler to tell me I wasn't even using React. Despite the fact I was using it back when

I once tried to learn what you would call "proper React", only for some Googler to tell me I wasn't even using React. Despite the fact I was using it back when hooks weren't a thing, and I had built multiple apps with it. There are many things I can stand in a community, but gatekeeping is not one of them.