I am soon about to retire, but are actually saving up for a hardware mixer (back to my roots). I am a bit fedup on the ever changing world of software at this point.
For me DAW’s and software has only getting better, until about “yesterday”. I don’t like the new GUI directions, the new iPad generation graphic designers etc, who are making things look more in the “toy” direction and not necesarry as professional gear for professional environments IMO.
When I continue my audio production work as a pensionist hobby (no budgets, no time limits etc, just for fun) I most likely will invest in a hardware mixer (no brand or type decided yet) not related to any specific DAW. But big/good enough for some freelance jobs on good days 