No redux, no context, no network cache, no nothing.
Minimal props.
I just use custom events to tell the rest of the application what to.
And use fetch to get stuff.
Does away with all the complexity of state management or prop drilling.
There are also plenty of applications where what you are describing is arguably just not feasible at all, like heavier applications that due to their nature just need a lot of client-side state.
I'd personally still favor Next.js + TanStack Query if given the choice.
Or I ask multiple times.
Asking multiple times is a tradeoff - if you are really needing to economise on back end server load then maybe front end caching matters more. But if your back end isn't going to mind, then ask again.