> in which case you're limited to what that framework provides (and it won't be as robust as any non-wc framework).

Is there something inherently wrong with wc that stops robust frameworks being built on top of it? Have you tried actual framworks built on wc like Lit for example.

No, I'm saying that if you use a non-wc framework, it will be more robust than any wc framework. Not because it's non-wc, but because it's more mature. Lit is mature, but it's not more mature than React, and it definitely has less contribution to it than react.

It's definitely possible to make a comprehensive web component library. Something that could compete with React. But, as far as I know, it doesn't currently exist (and would be a huge task to achieve with... no discernible reason to do it?).