I don't use NPM so maybe it doesn't really matter aside from the level of abstraction being implemented being relatively ridiculous.

However, if my build system had to go out and grab build files for every X number of basic functions I need to use, grab Y number of dependencies for those functions, run X * Y number of tests for all those dependent packages, AND then also fell apart if someone threw a tantrum and removed any one of those packages basically shutting me down for a day... then I'd question every single thing about my decisions to use that technology.

[Quick Edit] Basically I'm saying "Get off my lawn ya kids!"