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Let's hear why you think we shouldn't be talking about it.
I hate not using it at work but rather Node all the while watching Typescript libraries reinvent the Spring wheel.
Hence when I am not using one, I am doing the other, sometimes with a bit of C++ underneath, unless forced to use another programming stack due to external decisions.
It has worked quite alright for almost 30 years now.
I don't necessarily hate frameworks, but I do dislike Spring. It's a heavyweight framework, an empty project spits out a 50MiB jar that takes like 5s to start, requiring full classpath scanning, bytecode modification and a full DI setup.
There are much more lightweight and friendly approaches, such as some of the microprofile implementations. A jersey+jetty setup fits into a 5MiB jar and starts in 200ms.
If you're not able to reimplement your whole application every few years there's something to be said for a framework that's over 20 years old and still being used.