The problem with classes that hooks helped with was how hard it was to add multiple, reusable bits of lifecycle functionality. In even a medium size codebase I'

The problem with classes that hooks helped with was how hard it was to add multiple, reusable bits of lifecycle functionality. In even a medium size codebase I'd find myself having to reason about how to combine behavior A with behavior B in the onComponentWillWhatever methods. Hooks are weird but much much easier to compose and share.