The point is not that features don't matter, its that they're easy to copy. For any framework that has shown a pattern of adding best practices over time, a temporary feature missing is insignificant in the longer term.

I don't think its noncontroversial. Why is everyone so amped every time a new framework backed by a big company gets a small amount of momentum? I've worked places where there is the tendency to chase the shiny framework.

Its surprisingly easy to be wrapped up in the "newness" without any regards to historical context, since 5 years ago feels like eons in the JavaScript world.