Learn how to migrate from React to Hotwire through a real-world case study in this 28-minute conference talk from XO Ruby Atlanta 2025. Discover the practical journey of transforming SafariPortal from a React SPA to a Rails-based application using Hotwire, exploring the challenges of React's complexity including Redux boilerplate, frontend-backend coordination overhead, and AI tools that amplify rather than reduce complexity. Examine a hybrid migration strategy that avoids big-bang rewrites by keeping the existing React app running while building new features in Rails, demonstrating how this approach achieved 50% faster feature delivery, 93% smaller bundles, and significantly improved team productivity. Explore real code patterns, honest implementation gotchas, and a comprehensive decision framework for determining when this migration approach makes sense for development teams looking to choose simplicity over complexity in their web applications.