Two problems here: 1. "I have to admit that Flux has a steep learning curve." & "But I don't see how Meteor is any easier to pick up..." are mutually-exclusive

Two problems here: 1. "I have to admit that Flux has a steep learning curve." & "But I don't see how Meteor is any easier to pick up..." are mutually-exclusive. 2. Most everything else you wrote does a pretty good job of representing why Meteor is so attractive to some of us.