They are some actually, but specifically for Laravel, rather than php.
Yep. Laravel drags the otherwise great php ecosystem into the dirt. Other than that, there’s heaps of great libraries and quality development out there.
I wouldn't say it so harshly but some people in the laravel ecosystem make too much noise at times.
I feel like the Laravel community has helped PHP get its shit together. Maybe it's all timing and coincidence though, I dunno.
Not blaming laravel itself but part of the cult following.
Equally, would you say there is much innovation in the PHP world? Legit question as a non php dev.
There's some innovation - YES but a lot of "catching up" with other languages.