There's _no_ merit sticking with React/Redux if you have a problem with how Redux works.
Frankly, it's easy to replace Redux with your own higher order component functionality - and you don't need Redux to do hot loading.
The reason to stick with Redux, and related tooling is partially momentum. It's a nicer/cleaner option imho than say full on flux (and similar), while much nicer as an option than Angular/Angular2, and likely to be able to see corporate buy in.
In the end, you still need to get support from other developers/management/business clients when writing anything, rewriting or changing architectures.