> Recent versions of Redux include a useSelector hook that manages that context provider for you, which is probably where some of the confusion comes from.

There's no confusion, Redux absolutely does deal with passing around data in your app, that's why there's literally an FAQ dedicated to how to do it[1][2] -- and whether or not it should be done via setState or the Redux store. It's a stupid solution to a stupid problem, but now we're stuck here until TikTok will inevitably come up with their own "ground-breaking" React replacement in 5 or so years and we'll start the whole cycle again.

[1] https://redux.js.org/faq/organizing-state#how-do-i-organize-...

[2] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37264415/how-to-optimize...