Ruby is awesome. Focus less on particular language and instead think about what you want to do and then use whatever has the most libraries/utilities for the particular use case. I used to think in these terms but it isn't the right question.
If I'm just making something from scratch I might reach for Rails, which I love and am super comfortable developing in. If I am doing a lot of data work with something that also needs a web app/web API, I might reach for Django or FastAPI depending on project bandwidth. It just depends. What are you trying to build? Tell us more.
Yes. I am using Ruby daily and I don't see it go away in the foreseeable future. Oh, forgot to mention, I am not a web developer. I am actually a hardware guy somehow has to deal with lots of Ruby scripts.
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Just my $0.02
I recommend to listen to this podcast episode that gives some insight into the state of Ruby & Rails:
Don't sleep on Ruby & Rails (with Justin Searls) https://changelog.com/podcast/521