Since it's introduction, jQuery was born and died. Backbone was created and became obsolete. React took over the internet. Webpack, babel, and node were invented.
With all that change, I think it's safe to say web technologies are adopted or not based on inertia.
Maybe came across more crossly than I intended... I have a blog I started in the 90s so I hear you.
FWIW, my issue with using divs is not that they should never be used as buttons. It's that few people who use them that way go to the effort of doing it correctly. It's absolutely possible to do it right and have a functioning/ accessible js button.
Either go the full way and do it right—with accessibility—or just style the standard components. In most cases the latter is the easiest way to go if you care about getting it right.
Since it's introduction, jQuery was born and died. Backbone was created and became obsolete. React took over the internet. Webpack, babel, and node were invented.
With all that change, I think it's safe to say web technologies are adopted or not based on inertia.
I think you are being over-generous.