Yeah I think it's a real shame, most of my zeal these days on the front end is finding the smallest most focused libraries that do certain things -- I always shudder when I see what seems like pattern explosion/new development in libraries like React.
Of course, most of this is not React's fault -- they blazed the trail, and it's not like they could have known to build in the semi-automatic reactive system that Vue did right ouf o the gate. That said, KnockoutJS and the whole MVVM revolution along with RXJS were around to learn from.
By the time they finally realize the mess they’ve created, they’ve sunk too much effort and credibility to admit fault.