But as for my 2 cents: most of the startups you're reading about were created 3-5 years ago when Node was peaking. I think it's still a popular choice for new s

But as for my 2 cents: most of the startups you're reading about were created 3-5 years ago when Node was peaking. I think it's still a popular choice for new startups but maybe not as much as it was a couple of years ago (you now also have Go, Elixir, Deno and all the boring tech like Python/Java/.net). That's what happens with a lot of tech, it has a crazy hype cycle, it peaks and then it stagnates or declines.