I agree with all your points. The framework has become bloated and is filled with bolted-on hacks. That's what 2.0 is supposed to address. But I've also found

I agree with all your points. The framework has become bloated and is filled with bolted-on hacks. That's what 2.0 is supposed to address. But I've also found that I'm very productive using it. Sure it's not perfect, but Angular is popular for a reason. I'll probably be giving React a try sometime soon, but there's problems in every framework. I don't think any of these points are serious enough to warrant a complete boycott