> Today many web developers are taught that in order to do so-called modern web development they need to use JavaScript frameworks [...] Likewise, back-end development must not take place without spinning up yet another pile of framework glue just to send a single byte of information to the browser.
Matching complexity of the solution, to the complexity of your problem I think is a good goal to have. You don't need a ton of framework-y stuff to ship your blog. 100% agree.
However, I do not want to work on a complex web app with only homegrown-structure. You'll end up building something like a framework anyway. Maybe without JS, maybe without any dependancies, but you're still going to make some sort of structured framework to make your life easier. Maybe that's a benefit if you consider it building only the minimum framework you really need, but there's value to not reinventing the proverbial wheel.
I do like this movement though, I find myself disliking the web more and more the past decade.
