I'm 40 years old.
I've been working on the web for almost 16 years now. About six of them, I've spent in web accessibility.
I'm at a point in my life and career right now where if you tell me "people don't use a keyboard to move around," I'll happily agree with you. Have fun, see you later.
I'm done arguing about these basics. Done explaining why alt text matters or why someone might need to tab through your interface. Done pretending that "but our users don't do that" is anything other than ignorance.
I used to have patience for this shit. I'd pull up statistics, show demos, walk through scenarios. I'd explain how the person I met last week used voice commands because her hands were hurting, but you couldn't tell just by looking at her.
But here's what I've learned the hard way these past six years.
If you're still asking whether people actually use a keyboard or a screen reader or need colour contrast or alt text, you're not ready to build for them. And that's okay. Just own it.
There still are plenty of us who will keep building stuff that works for everyone while you catch up. There are plenty of teams who get it now, who budget for accessibility, who hire people with disabilities to lead the work.
The future belongs to them. I'm just going to work with people who are already there.