I agree that it's really important to periodically check the pulse of where your team is at for stuff like this. I think part of the reason I lead the team I do

I agree that it's really important to periodically check the pulse of where your team is at for stuff like this. I think part of the reason I lead the team I do is because I was encouraged to lean very hard into vanilla JS at the outset of my career and use tools sparingly. We're not nearly as "pure" as you state here, but I've been able to apply that experience to working with my team when it comes to discussing what we allow in and coaching them. It makes a big difference.