I think the Angular resentment is a little behind the times, the days of Angularjs 1 and the beta versions of Angular 2 are behind us. The new Angular is worth a look, especially if react is now having various extras bolted on ad hoc.
> the days of Angularjs 1 and the beta versions of Angular 2 are behind us
There is still a _heap_ of Angular 1 code out there since the 1 -> 2 move basically meant you couldn't upgrade without a full rewrite. Both my last two jobs have involved re-writing Angular 1 apps.
Sure, there are lots of Angular 1 apps still in production, as there will be with most legacy systems. My point is that Angular 1 is no longer the current version, and with the latest version it’s much better to use. I think the main issue is the learning curve, but you just have to bite the bullet.
