I think our industry has become rife with people who don't know its history. So we get people "discovering" new ways of doing things that were known decades ago. Take for example "JAM stack", also known as basically the way web development was done 20 years ago. It is touted it as something new and exciting when it's only so if you don't understand the history of web development. Sure, JavaScript is used more now than it was back then but that doesn't make Jam Stack altogether new, does it?

Likewise, statically typed languages aren't new and refreshing. They're just another way of solving a problem. Note I said they're "another way", not a "better way". They have their place (right tool for the job, etc...) but I think OP's point is that too many people think statically typed languages are better for everything and that's simply not the case. But one needs to understand the history of languages and programming in order to better appreciate the distinction and, more importantly, know which tool is the right one for the job.