I've been using Laravel for 10 years+ and couldn't be happier about how the framework and community evolved. The community has many kind and awesome people who love sharing their knowledge and pushing Laravel and PHP forward. In other words, PHP isn't dead; far from it, PHP is very much alive, and I think Laravel and the community are one of the primary reasons why the language is still thriving; Laravel forever!
Laravel is the most productive framework I have ever used. Been using it for 11 years now and it still continues to improve itself year after year.