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I'm not even sure it's just to ensure employment; that's a very simplistic explanation.

Languages and frameworks are how programmers communicate with each other. The same argument could be made for the English language. Developers will naturally congregate around common language because there is value in that. It's wrong to dismiss that value proposition as mere pop culture.

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That common framework should be the web platform itself, not the various scripts on top. Hyper-specialization leads to risk of extinction.

I'm not going to argue for or against the existence of frameworks however any frameworks that exist become part of the conversation. They're a new set of nouns, verbs, and grammar to learn. And programmers will naturally try and avoid unnecessary duplication of this common language and focus around a few frameworks.

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