There is a static renaissance happening as people realize it doesn't make sense to serve content that rarely changes from a database. Think of the millions of Wordpress blogs that could benefit from the speed, reliability and security of a static frontend. Here is more in-depth argument for static:

https://www.takeshape.io/articles/why-the-best-websites-are-...

Also check out https://jamstack.org/ for more info on tools and techniques for going static.