Same goes for the Y2K problem: prodigious efforts went into solving the problem, which was mostly averted. But since "nothing happened", people started asking if the whole thing was overblown.

More on topic, web frameworks solve the following problems for me, which I guess are things now taken for granted:

1. Provide a standard API across all popular browswes by papering over subtle differences in JS- or rendering-engines. This is kess of an issue now worh the homogenization of browser engines

2. Provide components with out-of-the-box accessibility. For me, this alone is worth the price of admissions. YMMV if yiu don't care about your (potential) users who use assistive tech like screen-readers

3. Design systems, CSS frameworks and iconsets makw my webapps look much better than if I were to be left to my own devices. I'm no designer, but the added complexity is worth it to me (think internal tools, not public products with a design budget).

4. Job mobility and the ability to transfer knowledge from one employer to the next. When I put down "react" on my resume, the reader will know exactly what I mean (as opposed to "CorpWebVu revision 5". I am also able to get up to speed on a React codebase because I know the conventions. This also is worth the price of admission by itself.