If you want to combine the best of both worlds: Here’s a quick tutorial on how to enable and use #LaTeX in #Markdown files with #MathJax:
https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2021-08-10-How_to_use_LaTeX_in_Markdown/
And for a deeper dive into the topic, check out: Markdown vs. LaTeX for #ScientificWriting
https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2021-08-18-Markdown_vs_LaTeX/
Note that nowadays with pandoc you can use bib-based citations in Markdown documents and use templates to provide pretty stunning PDF outputs (see e.g. the JOSS papers, all markdown based)