Nobody needs CW. Until they need it. At that point they REALLY need it! (or something to that effect!) Wouter ZS1KE
I got my full licence with call ZS1ACA in 1986 after passing the 12wpm test at the post office. At that time one either had to wait a year before being allowed to use voice on HF (CW was of course allowed) or one had to complete 200 QSOs using CW. I am glad we were "forced" to use CW. I found I quite liked it plus I did not want to wait another year to get on HF. So I completed the required 200 QSOs as soon as I can.
Even after beginnig to use SSB, I still used CW. Still enjoyed it and it got me a lot more DX contacts than SSB.
Time and other interests took over. At this point (mid 2025) I haven't had a CW contact for the best part of 30 years. There are way too many half done projects I talk about but never finish. So I decided I'm not going to try to get back on CW. However, during the RSGB VHF/UHF UKAC contests there are times when CW is the only way contact some stations. This is an advantage for CW operators. Also, it will hopefully allow me to work those German, Dutch and Belgian stations I vaguely hear but can never get on SSB.
So I've decided to get my CW going again (mid 2025). I aim to do 15 min per day. In reality, it is easy to go to 30min or more if I don't pay attention to the time. I start off by copying CW generated by XCWCP, starting at 35 wpm and drop to 20 wpm. This works really well to get my speed up to at least 20 wpm. This is how I originally got my CW speed up for the test in 1986. After that, I copy on the air CW using an online SDR.
When up to speed again, I might try CW outside of the UKACs. There is plenty of CW on the air.
I ended up buying The CW Way of Life. Looks interesting and can only help.