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Let's follow this journey. A user reads a blog post about getting started with React that mentions CRA. Let's see at what point they might get exposed to @vite.dev or the idea that CRA is a dead project! • npm: nope • github: nope • cra.dev: nope • react.dev: nope (at first glance)

"React without a framework? That sounds right, I just want something super minimal" (it's ALSO taken 3 clicks just to get here after visiting react.dev!) • Clicks "Show Details" -> wall of text

Finally... after most likely scrolling down below the fold, they're presented with links to @vite.dev and Parcel However, NOT ONCE, has the user been presented with any messaging about the pitfalls of using CRA in the year of our lord 2025.

Vite is an absolute titan in the React community. I refuse to believe the React team is so obtuse that they can't see that this is a real problem, or arrogant enough to believe that they can, through sheer force of will, dictate that people learn react through a framework.

For beginners, you're overwhelming them with concepts where they don't have the experience or context to know if those concepts are needed or not, leading to "Man, React is just too complex"

For veterans, you're just annoying people who need to answer the question "How the f do I get started with React again?" inevitably leading to the same conclusion, but it's even worse because those veterans start telling all their newb friends and mentees to "Stay away from React, it's too complex"