Here's the thing. You actually understand how the web works. A "modern" JS toolchain introduces is a ton of complexity to let you write imaginary versions of JS and CSS which gets translated into how the web really works (with some optimizations). So it is understandable why it doesn't make sense to you.
I think we are at a weird place in the evolution of front-end dev, that we will eventually move past it, and that there is a bright future for you. But in the mean time, don't stress about it too much. Vanilla JS is still very much alive. But don't take my word for it...
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Here's the thing. You actually understand how the web works. A "modern" JS toolchain introduces is a ton of complexity to let you write imaginary versions of JS and CSS which gets translated into how the web really works (with some optimizations). So it is understandable why it doesn't make sense to you.
I think we are at a weird place in the evolution of front-end dev, that we will eventually move past it, and that there is a bright future for you. But in the mean time, don't stress about it too much. Vanilla JS is still very much alive. But don't take my word for it...