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> Tech is to make life easier, not harder.

Yes, and on top of that a blog is made to post articles, not to spend days tinkering on. Some people just like to make their life complicated to be able to brag about how hard it is.

There is a possibility that the tinkering itself is the hobby.

Of course there is problem if these tinkerers ask everyone to value tinkering to the level that they do. But it's a perspective.

Plus if it matters to you, the Roots stack makes the whole Wordpress experience much more coder-y.

https://roots.io/

It's a bloated mess and a security nightmare.

Another great thing about WordPress is that you can use it purely as a CMS and SSG. And FWIW, WordPress at 20 is far different than it was at 10.