"The sad fact is that these people have not been aware of the realities of the industry they have been working in". IMO the observations provided by the OP are

"The sad fact is that these people have not been aware of the realities of the industry they have been working in". IMO the observations provided by the OP are not sound reasoning for the above conclusion. In a recent gig where I was responsible for helping the company hire new developers I made a conscientious effort to avoid making such sweeping generalizations. Web development is one of the most diverse fields that I know of. So much so that in my mind you can't assume a qualified employee has ever touched the specific technologies you use in your stack. I think the hiring practices described by the OP may be the dinosaur here.