Choosing react, because others choose react is simply another word for "quasi standard" or "industry standard".

For me, who hires Devs and works with react daily, having an industry standard is wonderful. I still remember the stressful and heated days of the past. Where every 6 month a new framework came out.

Today, I can hire a junior developer and within 24h they contribute to the code. No need to train them for many months. This makes both lifes much nicer. I don't have to spend a lot of time training. And they feel like they are contributer early on.